The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
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The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality is a book by economist Angus Deaton that examines how improvements in health and income have transformed lives worldwide while simultaneously generating deep and persistent inequalities.
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| The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality Context triple: [Angus Deaton, notableWork, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality]
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The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
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B.
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better is a influential socio-economic book arguing, through comparative data, that societies with lower income inequality achieve better outcomes in health, social cohesion, and overall well-being.
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C.
The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
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D.
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn is a book by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes that argues for bold policy solutions—especially a guaranteed income—to address economic inequality in the United States.
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E.
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality is a seminal work in social epidemiology that argues income inequality is a fundamental cause of poorer health and social outcomes across societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality Target entity description: The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality is a book by economist Angus Deaton that examines how improvements in health and income have transformed lives worldwide while simultaneously generating deep and persistent inequalities.
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A.
The Price of Inequality
The Price of Inequality is a book by economist Joseph Stiglitz that analyzes the causes and consequences of growing economic inequality and argues for policy reforms to create a fairer, more stable society.
-
B.
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better is a influential socio-economic book arguing, through comparative data, that societies with lower income inequality achieve better outcomes in health, social cohesion, and overall well-being.
-
C.
The Spirit Level
The Spirit Level is a 1996 poetry collection by Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney that reflects on balance, memory, and the political and personal landscapes of Ireland.
-
D.
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn
Fair Shot: Rethinking Inequality and How We Earn is a book by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes that argues for bold policy solutions—especially a guaranteed income—to address economic inequality in the United States.
-
E.
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality is a seminal work in social epidemiology that argues income inequality is a fundamental cause of poorer health and social outcomes across societies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| argues |
aid and external interventions have mixed and sometimes harmful effects
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domestic institutions and politics are central to development outcomes ⓘ health and income are deeply interconnected ⓘ progress in health and wealth is uneven and creates new forms of inequality ⓘ |
| author | Angus Deaton ⓘ |
| awardsContext |
Angus Deaton later received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2015
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linked to:
Angus Deaton
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| countryOfPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focusesOn |
differences between rich and poor countries
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inequality within countries ⓘ long-run trends in income and wealth ⓘ long-run trends in mortality and life expectancy ⓘ public policy responses to inequality ⓘ role of globalization in inequality ⓘ role of institutions in development ⓘ role of technology in development ⓘ |
| genre |
development economics book
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economics book ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainThesis | Improvements in health and income have transformed lives worldwide while generating deep and persistent inequalities ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integrating health and economic perspectives on inequality
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policy-relevant discussion of global and domestic inequality ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| publisher | Princeton University Press ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
Consumption, Poverty and Welfare
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Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism ⓘ The Analysis of Household Surveys ⓘ
linked to:
Analysis of Household Surveys
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| subject |
development policy
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economic development ⓘ global inequality ⓘ health improvements ⓘ history of living standards ⓘ income growth ⓘ measurement of well-being ⓘ poverty reduction ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
economists
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general educated readers ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | escape of many people from poverty, ill health, and early death ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
cross-country comparisons
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historical analysis ⓘ microeconomic evidence ⓘ statistical analysis of health and income data ⓘ |
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Subject: The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality Description of subject: The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality is a book by economist Angus Deaton that examines how improvements in health and income have transformed lives worldwide while simultaneously generating deep and persistent inequalities.
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Deaton