The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by Kate E. Pickett, Richard G. Wilkinson

The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

Kate E. Pickett, Richard G. Wilkinson

330 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction economics politics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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A groundbreaking work on the root cause of our ills, which is changing the way politicians think. Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedi...

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