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(0)Richard G Wilkinson
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xxi, 374 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
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This eye-opening UK bestseller shows how one single factor -- the gap between its richest and poorest members -- can determine the health and well-being of a society. The authors also outline a new political outlook in which a shift from self-interested consumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable society is paramount.
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Physical Desc
xiii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Why are people more relaxed and at ease with each other in some countries than others? Why do we worry so much about what others think of us and often feel social life is a stressful performance? Why is mental illness three times as common in the USA as in Germany? Why is the American dream more of a reality in Denmark than the USA? What makes child well-being so much worse in some countries than others? As The Inner Level demonstrates, the answer...