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020 $a9781608193417 (pbk)
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090 $aHM821$b.W535 2011
100 1 $aWilkinson, Richard G.
245 14 $aThe spirit level :$bwhy greater equality makes societies stronger /$cRichard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
250 $aPbk ed.
260 $aNew York :$bBloomsbury Press,$c2011.
300 $axxi, 374 p. :$bill. ;$c21 cm.
500 $aFirst published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 312-342) and index.
505 0 $aMaterial success, social failure. The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- The costs of inequality. 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 -- A better society. Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future.
520 $aThis eye-opening UK bestseller shows how one single factor--the gap between its richest and poorest members--can determine the health and well-being of a society. The authors also outline a new political outlook in which a shift from self-interested consumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable society is paramount.
650 22 $aSocioeconomic Factors.
650 22 $aSocial Conditions$xeconomics.
650 22 $aPublic Policy.
650 12 $aQuality of Life$xpsychology.
650 12 $aSocial Mobility.
650 12 $aIncome.
650 0 $aEquality.
650 0 $aIncome distribution.
650 0 $aSocial mobility.
650 0 $aQuality of life.
650 0 $aSocial policy.
700 1 $aPickett, Kate.
988 $a20120709
906 $0OCLC