000340391 000__ 01875cam\a22003614a\4500 000340391 001__ 340391 000340391 005__ 20240709093748.0 000340391 008__ 090731s2010\\\\nyua\\\\\b\\\\001\0\eng\\ 000340391 010__ $$a2009030428 000340391 019__ $$a500259353 000340391 020__ $$a9781608190362 (alk. paper) 000340391 020__ $$a1608190366 (alk. paper) 000340391 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn401149670 000340391 035__ $$a340391 000340391 040__ $$aDLC$$beng$$cDLC$$dBTCTA$$dZPX$$dUPZ$$dC#P$$dYDXCP$$dBWX$$dABG$$dXFH$$dMOF$$dOBE$$dCDX$$dOCLCQ 000340391 042__ $$apcc 000340391 049__ $$aISEA 000340391 050_4 $$aHM821$$b.W535 2010 000340391 08200 $$a306.01$$222 000340391 1001_ $$aWilkinson, Richard G. 000340391 24514 $$aThe spirit level :$$bwhy greater equality makes societies stronger /$$cRichard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. 000340391 260__ $$aNew York :$$bBloomsbury Press,$$c2010. 000340391 300__ $$axv, 330 p. :$$bill. ;$$c25 cm. 000340391 500__ $$aOriginally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009. 000340391 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000340391 5050_ $$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. 000340391 520__ $$aThis eye-opening UK bestseller shows how one single factor--the gap between its richest and poorest members--can determine the health and well-being of a society. The authors also outline a new political outlook in which a shift from self-interested consumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable society is paramount. 000340391 650_0 $$aEquality. 000340391 650_0 $$aSocial mobility. 000340391 650_0 $$aQuality of life. 000340391 650_0 $$aSocial policy. 000340391 7001_ $$aPickett, Kate. 000340391 85200 $$bgen$$hHM821$$i.W535$$i2010 000340391 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:340391$$pGLOBAL_SET 000340391 980__ $$aBIB 000340391 980__ $$aBOOK