The Impact of Inequality: How to Make Sick Societies Healthier
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1595581219 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 355 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Peter Lydon said Excellent and extremely important book. If you are troubled by the political impasse in the United States and the very imperfect functioning of our economic system, and if the questions that Tony Judt raised in "Ill Fares the Nation" resonate with you, you should read this book, which goes deeply into causes of what is ailing us, and also squarely and realistically raises poten. It is a great follow-on to the wide-spread concern about growing income and It is a great follow-on to the wide-spread concern about growing income and capital inequality. It shows how it impacts so many aspect of our society like mortality, health, violence, friendships, participation in community activities, etc. The more up to date book by Wilkinson and Pickett is the "Spirit Level". "change go'n come" according to anon. The best book I've read on what is wrong with U.S. exactly. Unfortunately I have no hope that we'll try to change the present situation and create a society that reflects the actual material prosperity of this nation instead of first world nation of third world conditions.
The Impact of Inequality explains why inequality has such devastating effects on the quality and length of our lives.Wilkinson shows that inequality leads to stress, stress creates sickness on the individual and mass level, and overall society suffers widespread unhappiness and high levels of violence, depression, and mistrust across the social spectrum. Comparing the United States with other market democracies and one state with another, this book offers irrefutable evidence that unequal societies create poor health, more social conflict, and more violence. The evidence he presents is incontrovertible: social and political equality are essential to improve life for everyone. Wilkinson argues that even small reductions in inequality can make an important difference—for, as this book explains, social relations are always built on material foundations.. Richard Wilkinson, a pioneering social scientist, addresses
"The book blisters with researchThis is a book that puts the numbers to a psychological truth: inequality is the real enemy." s book tells us, and shows us that our social instincts have become a science." —Prospect"A powerful and provocative piece of scholarship presents a challenge to us all to improve popular health by tackling economic and social inequalities." —Lisa Berkman, Harvard School of Public Health