Dear Janet
Many thanks for posting this.
The next step is to determine how inequality arises: then we have the means
to create a healthy society.
hugs
john
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>From: "Shapiro" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: "john courtneidge" <[log in to unmask]>,
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>Subject: Book on health and wealth inequality
>Date: Thu, Jan 25, 2001, 6:06 PM
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> There has been a review in THES Jan 12th of a book entitled 'Mind the gap:
> Hierachies, Health and Human Evolution' by Richard Wilkinson, (Univ of
> Sussex) Weidenfeld & Nicolson,
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> The review reports that detrimental social effects arise when income
> distribution is not evenly spread, independent of absolute deprivation. It
> is reported that health suffers in consequence.
>
> The book seems to echo John Courtneidge's message.
>
> Janet Shapiro
> University of North London
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