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Unhealthy Societies - The Afflictions of Inequality (Hardcover, Reissue)
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Unhealthy Societies - The Afflictions of Inequality (Hardcover, Reissue)
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Among the developed countries it is not the richest societies which
have the best health, but those which have the smallest income
differences between rich and poor. Inequality and relative poverty
have absolute effects: they increase death rates. But why? How can
smaller income differences raise average life expectancy?
Using examples from the USA, Britain, Japan and Eastern Europe, and
bringing together evidence from the social and medical sciences,
"Unhealthy Socities" provides the explanation. Healthy, egalitarian
societies are more socially cohesive. They have a stronger
community life and suffer fewer of the corrosive effects of
inequality. As well as inequality weakening the social fabric,
damaging health and increasing crime rates, "Unhealthy Societies"
shows that social cohesion is crucial to the quality of life.
The contrast between the material success and social failure of
modern societies marks an imbalance which needs attention. The
relationship between health and equality suggests that important
social needs will go unmet without a larger measure of social and
distributive justice. This path-breaking book is essential reading
for health psychologists, sociologists, welfare economists, social
policy analysts and all those concerned with the future of
developed societies.
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