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

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book socio-economic study

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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard G. Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ Penguin Books NERFINISHED ⓘ
received	critical responses from some economists ⓘ widespread media attention ⓘ
relatedWork	The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone NERFINISHED ⓘ
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 NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

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