The spirit level : why more equal societies almost always do better / Richard G. Wilkinson, Kate Pickett
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TextPublication details: London : Allen Lane, 2009.Description: xvii, 330p. : ill. ; 23cmISBN: - 9781846140396 (hbk.)
- 1846140390 (hbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- Community life and social relations -- Mental health and drug use -- Physical health and life expectancy -- Obesity: wider income gaps, wider waists -- Educational performance -- Teenage births: recycling deprivation -- Violence: gaining respect -- Imprisonment and punishment -- Social mobility: unequal opportunities -- Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future.