The Spirit Level, 9780241954294
Paperback
Inequality hurts everyone: health, happiness, and hope depend on equality.

The Spirit Level

why equality is better for everyone

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    9 January 2011

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Summary

The Inequality Effect: Why Fairer Societies Are Healthier for Everyone

Why do trust levels vary so drastically between countries? Why do some nations struggle more with social problems like teenage pregnancy and obesity? The answer, according to this groundbreaking work, lies in inequality.

Based on years of rigorous research, this book presents compelling evidence demonstrating:

  • How inequality, rather than overall wealth, significantly impacts crucial aspects …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241954294
ISBN-10:0241954290
Author:Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:9 January 2011
Weight:292g
Dimensions:198mm x 130mm x 21mm
About The Author

Kate Pickett

Richard Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Professor at University College London.

Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist. She studied physical anthropology at Cambridge, nutritional sciences at Cornell and epidemiology at Berkeley before spending four years as an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago. Her work, with Richard Wilkinson, on The Spirit Level was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education Supplement, and their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade, by the New Statesman.

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