Why do we mistrust people more in the UK than in Japan? Why do Americans have higher rates of teenage pregnancy than the French? What makes the Swedish thinner than the Greeks? The answer: inequality. This groundbreaking book, based on years of research, provides hard evidence to show: - How almost
The Spirit Level: Why Equal Societies Almost Always do Better
β Scribed by Helen Roberts
- Book ID
- 110797435
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 46 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0951-0605
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