{"product_id":"2940170634873","title":"The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger","description":"It is a well-established fact that in rich societies the poor \u003cbr\u003ehave shorter lives and suffer more from almost every social problem. \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Level\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003cbr\u003e based on thirty years of research, takes this truth a step further. One\u003cbr\u003e common factor links the healthiest and happiest societies: the degree \u003cbr\u003eof equality among their members. Further, more unequal societies are bad  for everyone within them-the rich and middle class as well as the poor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe remarkable data assembled in \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit Level\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e exposes stark differences, not only among the nations of the first \u003cbr\u003eworld but even within America's fifty states. Almost every modern social\u003cbr\u003e problem-poor health, violence, lack of community life, teen pregnancy, \u003cbr\u003emental illness-is more likely to occur in a less-equal society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRenowned\u003cbr\u003e researchers Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett lay bare the \u003cbr\u003econtradictions between material success and social failure in the \u003cbr\u003edeveloped world. But they do not merely tell us what's wrong. They offer\u003cbr\u003e a way toward a new political outlook, shifting from self-interested \u003cbr\u003econsumerism to a friendlier, more sustainable society.","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150720418032,"sku":"2940170634873","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170634873_p0.jpg?v=1763714627","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170634873","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}