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The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

by Richard G. Wilkinson, Kate E. Pickett
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A groundbreaking work on the root cause of our ills, which is changing the way politicians think. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Greeks? The answer: inequality. This groundbreaking book, based on years of research, provides hard evidence to show how almost everything---from life expectancy to depression levels, violence to illiteracy---is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is. Urgent, provocative and genuinely uplifting, The Spirit Levelhas been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves and our communities, and could change the way you see the world.

Book Details

ISBN13 9781846140396
ISBN10 1846140390
Series/Work OL20779862W View on OpenLibrary
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Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Aspects socio-économiques Equality Income distribution Inégalité sociale Inégalités sociales Jämlikhet Médecine sociale Problèmes sociaux Qualité de la vie Quality of life Quality of Life Relations humaines Répartition Répartition du revenu Revenu Samhällsaspekter Social issues Social medicine Social Medicine Social problems

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