The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better

By Peter Taylor. 2009

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Subfields: Political Science and International Relations

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In Political Science and International Relations

1. R. Wilkinson
2. K. Pickett
3. M. Manning
4. Marii Paskov
5. Tim Jackson
6. J. Boardman
7. O. Bina
8. Stephen Hockema

Citations in the corpus

• Wage stagnation, rising inequality and the financial crisis of 2008. (2013, background): “Houses and cars are principal symbols of status, not least because ―research confirms that the tendency to look for goods which confer status and prestige is indeed stronger for things which are more visible to others‖ (Wilkinson and Pickett 2009: 225).”
• Income inequality and solidarity in Europe (2012, background): “Wilkinson and Pickett (2009) also suggest, for instance, that more imprisonment combined with harsher criminal justice regimes indicate less humane attitudes and less empathy toward fellow-countrymen in unequal societies.”
• Tackling cold housing and fuel poverty in New Zealand: A review of policies, research, and health impacts (2012, background): “Three of the main factors include the poor quality of housing in terms of thermal efficiency, relatively high levels of income inequality in New Zealand compared to other Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009) and an increase in the real p”
• A 2022 update on the epidemiology of obesity and a call to action: as its twin COVID-19 pandemic appears to be receding, the obesity and dysmetabolism pandemic continues to rage on (2022, positive): “It is also of great interest that the economic disparity within a society may cause heterogeneity in obesity prevalence [31,32].”
• Socioeconomic Status, Income Inequality, and Health Complaints: A Basic Psychological Needs Perspective (2014, background): “…higher levels of income inequality are also associated with more health-damaging behaviors (e.g., illicit drug use and unhealthy eating) possibly, in part, as a maladaptive strategy to cope with the increased stress and anxiety within a culture of social competition (Wilkinson and Pickett 2009).”
• Social exclusion and mental health – how people with mental health problems are disadvantaged: an overview (2011, background): “…mental health), in rich countries it is the inequalities of income within these countries that are most strongly related to life expectancy and levels of morbidity, mortality and wellbeing, with average income level having a much weaker relationship to ill-health (Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009).”
• The Green Economy and Sustainable Development: An Uneasy Balance? (2013, background): “…fundamental questions about the link between growth, inclusiveness, and justice [Jasanoff, 2002; Morrissey, 2012; OECD, 2008; 2011a; Sandel, 2012; Wilkinson and Pickett, 2009; see also The Economist (2012) for an overview], this statement is a testament to the tensions of multilateralism (IISD,…”
• How Firms Shape Income Inequality: Stakeholder Power, Executive Decision Making, and the Structuring of Employment Relationships (2015, background): “The implications of understanding this phenomenon are profound as a host of issues with great relevance, such as economic mobility, educational attainment, and life expectancies are found to be related to income inequality (Stiglitz, 2012; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009).”
• Exploring inequities in child welfare and child protection services: Explaining the ‘inverse intervention law’ (2015, background): “The first suggestion, drawing on the work on Wilkinson and Pickett (2009), is that in addition to the material impact of relative hardship, psychological factors, sometimes described as ‘ shame ’, deepen the impact of deprivation.”
• Unpacking the inequality paradox: The psychological roots of inequality and social class. (2018, background): “Whether it concerns taxation, healthcare, education, welfare programs, or the minimum wage, social and economic policies shape income inequality and class division (Smeeding, 2005; Wilkinson & Pickett, 2009).”