Sick of Inequality? - An Introduction to the Relationship between Inequality and Health (Hardcover)

There is a clear trend in rich countries that, despite rising incomes and living standards, the gap between rich and poor is widening. What does this mean for our health? Does increasing income inequality affect outcomes such as obesity, life expectancy and subjective well-being? Are rich and poor groups affected in the same ways? This book reviews the latest research on the relationship between inequality and health, and provides a pedagogical introduction to the tools and knowledge needed to understand and assess the vast literature on the subject. The book includes discussion of the definitions and measurement of objective and subjective health and income inequality, and illustrates how various measures have been developed in different countries. Main conclusions from the literature are then summarized and discussed critically. It incorporates a substantial research overview of the field, as well as a detailed debate of the empirical challenges that arise during research. The book concludes that results are surprisingly contradictory, but that several studies have found that higher inequality is directly linked to lower subjective well-being. Students and scholars in public health, social work, economics, and sociology will find this book an essential exposition of conceptual issues and empirical methods applied to the controversial topic of the health consequences of inequality.

General

Imprint:	Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Andreas Bergh • Therese Nilsson • Daniel Waldenstroem
Dimensions:	216 x 138mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	168
ISBN-13:	978-1-78536-420-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Equal opportunities Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General
LSN:	1-78536-420-0
Barcode:	9781785364204

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