The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
Wilkinson, Richard G.; Pickett, Kate.
2010
HM821 .W535 2010 (Mapit)
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The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger / Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
Author
Wilkinson, Richard G.
ISBN
9781608190362 (alk. paper)
1608190366 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
New York : Bloomsbury Press, 2010.
Language
English
Description
xv, 330 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Call Number
HM821 .W535 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
306.01
Summary
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.
Note
Originally published in Great Britain by Allen Lane, 2009.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Pickett, Kate.
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