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The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better / Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better / Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.
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ISBN 9781846140396 (hbk.)
1846140390 (hbk.)
Location 305 WIL
Author Wilkinson, Richard G.
Title The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better / Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett. [BOOK]
Published London : Allen Lane, 2009.
Collation xvii, 330 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Note Part One. Material Success, Social Failure.--1. End of an era.--2. Poverty or inequality?--3. How inequality gets under the skin.--Part Two.--4. Community life and social relations.--5. Mental health and drug use.--6. Physical health and life expectancy.--7. Obesity : wider income gaps, wider waist.--8. Educational performance.--9. Teenage births : recycling deprivation.--10. Violence : gaining respect.--11. Imprisonment and punishment.--12. Social mobility : unequal opportunities.--Part Three.--13. Dysfunctional societies.--14. Our social inheritance.--15. Equality and sustainability.--16. Building the future.
Summary Note "The spirit level" goes to the heart of the apparent contrast between the material success and social failings of many modern societies. It does not simply provide a key to diagnosing our ills. It tells us how to shift the balance from self-interested 'consumerism' to a friendlier and more collaborative society. It shows a way out of the social and environmental problems which beset us and opens up a major new approach to improving the real quality of life, not just for the poor but for everyone.
Subject Equality
Social problems
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