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

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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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instanceOf book ⓘ
socio-economic study ⓘ
argues income inequality harms both the poor and the rich ⓘ
more equal societies have better educational outcomes ⓘ
more equal societies have higher levels of trust ⓘ
more equal societies have higher social mobility ⓘ
more equal societies have lower imprisonment rates ⓘ
more equal societies have lower levels of mental illness ⓘ
more equal societies have lower levels of violence ⓘ
more equal societies have lower rates of obesity ⓘ
more equal societies have lower teenage birth rates ⓘ
author Kate Pickett ⓘ
Richard G. Wilkinson ⓘ
compares health outcomes across societies ⓘ
levels of income inequality across countries ⓘ
social outcomes across societies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
criticizedFor choice of countries and indicators ⓘ
interpretation of statistical correlations ⓘ
defendedBy its authors in subsequent publications ⓘ
genre economics ⓘ
public health ⓘ
sociology ⓘ
impact helped popularize the link between inequality and social problems ⓘ
influenced debates on inequality in the United Kingdom ⓘ
debates on inequality in the United States ⓘ
public policy discussions on inequality ⓘ
mainSubject health inequalities ⓘ
income inequality ⓘ
social cohesion ⓘ
social inequality ⓘ
well-being ⓘ
methodology comparative statistical analysis ⓘ
cross-national comparisons ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
publicationYear 2009 ⓘ
publisher Allen Lane ⓘ
Penguin Books ⓘ
received critical responses from some economists ⓘ
widespread media attention ⓘ
relatedWork The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone ⓘ
targetAudience academics ⓘ
general public ⓘ
policy makers ⓘ
thesis greater income inequality is associated with worse social problems ⓘ
more equal societies have better health and social outcomes ⓘ
usesDataFrom OECD countries ⓘ
linked to: OECD

United Kingdom ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality → influenced → The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better ⓘ