02461cam a22004574a 4500 15845690 OSt 20260428083922.0 090731s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng 2009030428 9781608190362 (hardcover : alk. paper) : $28.00 1608190366 hardcover 15845690 (OCoLC)401149670 DLC DLC BTCTA ZPX UPZ C#P YDXCP BWX ABG XFH MOF OBE DLC pcc HM821 .W55 2009 306.01 22 Wilkinson, Richard G. The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010. xv, 330 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier First published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009. Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index. Material success, social failure. The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- The costs of inequality. 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 -- A better society. Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future. 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. Equality. Income distribution. Social mobility. Quality of life. Social policy. Pickett, Kate. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 14752 14752 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2024-03-07 0 RZ400 .B74 2019 KMA001661 2024-03-07 2024-03-07 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 KMA KMA 2024-03-07 0 RZ400 .B74 2019 KMA001662 2024-03-07 2024-03-07 BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 IPSTC IPSTC 2026-04-28 1674/2014 0 HM821 .W55 2009 200116742014 2026-04-28 2026-04-28 BK