Unhealthy societies : the afflictions of inequality
"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 ra...
Main Author: | Wilkinson, Richard G. |
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Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
Format: | TEXT |
Language: | English |
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London
1996
Routledge |
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Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19295228124910134009-unhealthy-societies-the-afflic.htm |
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