- Income distribution, Equality, Social problems, Social medicine
It is common knowledge that, in rich societies, the poor have worse health and suffer more from almost every social problem. This book explains why inequality is the most serious problem societies face today.
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Earnest, contemporary, classical in form and spare.
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About the book
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 352
- Publisher
- Allen Lane
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781846140396
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