The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
Richard Wilkinson; Kate Pickett
Language: English
Published by Penguin Books Ltd, 2010
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: En 'The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone', Richard Wilkinson y Kate Pickett presentan un análisis profundo sobre cómo la desigualdad afecta a las sociedades. Basado en investigaciones exhaustivas, el libro revela que las sociedades más igualitarias tienden a tener mejores indicadores en áreas como la esperanza de vida, la salud mental y la criminalidad. Los autores argumentan que reducir la brecha entre ricos y pobres beneficia a todos, ofreciendo soluciones para construir un futuro más justo y próspero. EAN: 9780241954294 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Otros Título: The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone Autor: Richard Wilkinson| Kate Pickett Editorial: Penguin Books Ltd Idioma: en Páginas: 400 Formato: tapa blanda.
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- Title
- The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
- Author
- Richard Wilkinson; Kate Pickett
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- Fair
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0241954290
- ISBN 13
- 9780241954294
- How almost everything - from life expectancy to mental illness, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is
- That societies with a bigger gap between rich and poor are bad for everyone in them - including the well-off
- How we can find positive solutions and move towards a happier, fairer future
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Urgent, provocative and genuinely uplifting, The Spirit Level has been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves and our communities, and could change the way you see the world. 'A big idea, big enough to change political thinking'
Guardian 'A remarkable new book ... the implications are profound'
Will Hutton, Observer 'The evidence is hard to dispute'
Economist Richard Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Nottingham Medical School and Honorary Professor at University College London. Kate Pickett is a Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York and a National Institute for Health Research Career Scientist. Her work with Richard Wilkinson on The Spirit Level was shortlisted for Research Project of the Year 2009 by the Times Higher Education Supplement, and their book was chosen as one of the Top Ten Books of the Decade by the New Statesman.
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