Unhealthy societies : the afflictions of inequality / Richard Wilkinson.
Using examples from USA, Britain, Japan and Eastern Europe, this book reveals that it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income difference between the rich and poor. This study finds out why.
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
1996.
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| Online Access: | SocINDEX with Full Text |
| Summary: | Using examples from USA, Britain, Japan and Eastern Europe, this book reveals that it is not the richest societies which have the best health, but those which have the smallest income difference between the rich and poor. This study finds out why. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 255 pages) : illustrations |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 020342168X 1134872798 1134872801 1280336579 9780203421680 9781134872794 9781134872800 9781280336577 |