The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone by Richard G. Wilkinson
The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone

Richard G. Wilkinson

The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone

Richard G. Wilkinson with Kate E. Pickett

297 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction economics sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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It is a well-established fact that in rich societies the poor have shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. The Spirit Level, based on thirty years of research, takes this truth a step further. One common factor links the he...

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