The spirit level : why greater equality makes societies stronger /: why greater equality makes societies stronger. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.
• Other Names: Wilkinson, Richard G; Pickett, Kate
• Contents: Pt. 1. Material success, social failure -- The end of an era -- Poverty or inequality? -- How inequality gets under the skin -- pt. 2. 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 -- pt. 3. A better society -- Dysfunctional societies -- Our social inheritance -- Equality and sustainability -- Building the future.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (265 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 306.01; Social Science -- General; Equality; Social mobility; Quality of life; Social policy; Social Mobility; Public Policy; Equality; Quality of life; Social mobility; Social policy; Business & Economics -- Economics -- General; Political Science -- Economic Conditions; Society & social sciences; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781608191703; 1608191702
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-261).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.