Unhealthy societies
Subtitle: the afflictions of inequality
By: Richard Wilkinson.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
Subjects: Social medicine; Income distribution -- Health aspects; Equality -- Health aspects
Description: Using examples from USA, Britain, Japan and Eastern Europe, this book reveals that it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income difference between the rich and poor. This study finds out why.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [233]-246) and indexes.