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Indlæser... Lighed (2010)af Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett
  
Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. Meget tankevækkende og troværdig bog, der forskningsbaseret fremhæver lighedens og ulighedens sandsynlige konsekvenser for forskellige indkomstklasser i et samfund. Det er godt nok forskningsbaseret - men det der rammer én, det er hvor godt resultaterne stemmer overens med mine livserfaringer. Simpelthen en troværdig bog, som kan anbefales alle der interesserer sig for samfundsudvikling. (  ) kn.randersbib | Dec 23, 2012 | 
 This cultural context goes some way to explaining the stir caused by “The Spirit Level” since its publication last year. The book’s authors, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, seek to show that “more equal societies almost always do better”. ... The debate is proving useful by exposing flaws in thinking on both the left and the right, and among voters generally.  The argument of this fascinating and deeply provoking book is easy to summarise: among rich countries, the more unequal ones do worse according to almost every quality of life indicator you can imagine. They do worse even if they are richer overall ... The evidence that Wilkinson and Pickett supply to make their case is overwhelming. This is a book with a big idea, big enough to change political thinking, and bigger than its authors at first intended. ... They say modestly that since dependable statistics both on health and on income distribution are internationally available, it was only a matter of time before someone put the two together. All the same, they are the first to have done so. ... With the evidence they have supplied, politicians now have a chance to “do genuine good”. Anyone who believes that society is the result of what we do, rather than who we are, should read these books; they should start with The Spirit Level because of its inarguable battery of evidence, and because its conclusion is simple: we do better when we're equal.
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. No library descriptions found. |
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