On the current hot topic of inequality, Richard Wilkinson has been among the most influential researchers. Wilkinson, who straddled fields like economics and sociology in his work as professor of social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, is best known here in the US for his book, Spirit Levels. In The Spirit Level, Wilkinson and co-author Kat Pickett lay out the data that they say shows the lower the income gap for a nation, the healthier that nation is--economically, socially, and medically. In a recent TedTalk, Wilkinson made his case:
Posted
11-03-2011 7:23 AM
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Graham Griffith