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Author:Wilkinson, Richard. The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better. Book Binding:Hardback. We appreciate the impact a good book can have. We all like the idea of saving a bit of cash, so when we found out how many good quality used books are out there - we just had to let you know!
Large inequalities of income in a society have often been regarded as divisive and corrosive, and it is common knowledge that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. This groundbreaking book, based on thirty years' research, demonstrates that more unequal societies are bad for almost everyone within them - the well-off as well as the poor. The remarkable data the book lays out and the measures it uses are like a spirit level which we can hold up to compare the conditions of different societies. The differences revealed, even between rich market democracies, are striking.Almost every modern social and environmental problem - ill-health, lack of community life, violence, drugs, obesity, mental illness, long working hours, big prison populations - is more likely to occur in a less equal society. The book goes to the heart of the apparent contrast between the material success and social failings of many modern societies. The Spirit Level does not simply provide a key to diagnosing our ills. It tells us how to shift the balance from self-interested 'consumerism' to a friendlier and more collaborative society. It shows a way out of the social and environmental problems which beset us and opens up a major new approach to improving the real quality of life, not just for the poor but for everyone. It is, in its conclusion, an optimistic book, which should revitalise politics and provide a new way of thinking about how we organise human communities.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books LTD
ISBN-13
9781846140396
eBay Product ID (ePID)
92143093
Product Key Features
Author
Kate Pickett, Richard Wilkinson
Publication Name
The Spirit Level: Why more Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
Format
Hardcover
Subject
Sociology
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
222mm
Item Width
144mm
Item Weight
494g
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Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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