The spirit level
Subtitle: why greater equality makes societies stronger
By: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
Contributors: Pickett, Kate.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608190362
Subjects: Equality; Social mobility; Quality of life; Social policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The end of an era; title: Poverty or inequality?; title: How inequality gets under the skin; title: Community life and social relations; title: Mental health and drug use; title: Physical health and life expectancy; title: Obesity : wider income gaps, wider waists; title: Educational performance; title: Teenage births : recycling deprivation; title: Violence : gaining respect; title: Imprisonment and punishment; title: Social mobility : unequal opportunities; title: Dysfunctional societies; title: Our social inheritance; title: Equality and sustainability; title: Building the future.