The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger by Richard Wilkinson
The book is broken into different chapters, each showing how a particular social issue is impacted by the level of equality in society. It compares different countries as well as different US states. The premise is that countries (or states) with higher levels of equality are better off than those with lower levels. I can't speak to how valid the research methods are or whether data was accurate, as other reviewers have. I did find myself skimming over much of the data and details and just glancing at the graphs ... especially as I got further into the book. In that regard it seemed very repetitive ... different topic, same analysis, same result ... the same countries (or states) ranking poorly each time.
Overall, it was a worthwhile read and raised some very interesting points, but it took me a while to finish it.
Note: I received this book as part of LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program.
Review originally posted to LibraryThing (LT review, 5/17/10) as part of its Early Reviewers program.
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