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Author Wilkinson, Richard G.

Title The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  306.01 W659    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  306.01 WILKINSON    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.513 W65    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  306.01 WILKINSON    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  305 W687S    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  305.513 WI    Check Shelf
Edition First American edition.
Description xv, 330 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-297) and index.
Note Originally published: Great Britain : Allen Lane, 2009.
Contents 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.
Summary This 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.
Subject Equality.
Social mobility.
Quality of life.
Social policy.
Added Author Pickett, Kate.
ISBN 9781608190362 hardcover alkaline paper
1608190366 hardcover
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