{"product_id":"9780241954294","title":"The Spirit Level","description":"Author: Pickett, Kate\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241954294\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 10 Jan 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA groundbreaking work on the root cause of our ills, which is changing the way politicians think\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis groundbreaking book, based on years of research, provides hard evidence to show: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- How almost everything  - from life expectancy to depression levels, violence to illiteracy - is affected not by how wealthy a society is, but how equal it is \u003cbr\u003e- That societies with a bigger gap between rich and poor are bad for \u003ci\u003eeveryone\u003c\/i\u003e in them - including the well-off \u003cbr\u003e- How we can find positive solutions and move towards a happier, fairer future\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUrgent, provocative and genuinely uplifting, \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Level \u003c\/i\u003ehas been heralded as providing a new way of thinking about ourselves and our communities, and could change the way you see the world.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135676821662,"sku":"UBD-9780241954294","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241954294.jpg?v=1786626742","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241954294","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}