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008			090731s2010 nyua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2009030428
020			_a9781608190362 (hardcover : alk. paper) : _c$28.00
020			_a1608190366 _qhardcover
035			_a15845690
035			_a(OCoLC)401149670
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050	0	0	_aHM821 _b.W55 2009
082	0	0	_a306.01 _222
100	1		_aWilkinson, Richard G.
245	1	4	_aThe spirit level : _bwhy greater equality makes societies stronger / _cRichard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
260			_aNew York : _bBloomsbury Press, _c2010.
300			_axv, 330 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
500			_aFirst published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 271-297) and index.
505	0		_aMaterial 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_aEquality.
650		0	_aIncome distribution.
650		0	_aSocial mobility.
650		0	_aQuality of life.
650		0	_aSocial policy.
700	1		_aPickett, Kate.
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