Sick of Inequality? : an introduction to the relationship between inequality and health / Andreas Bergh, Therese Nilsson, Daniel Waldenström.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bergh, Andreas, 1973- author.

Nilsson, Therese, author.

Waldenström, Daniel, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social medicine.

Equality--Health aspects.

Equality.

Social Medicine.

Medical Subjects:

Social Medicine.

Physical Description:

161 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

There is a clear trend in rich countries that despite rising incomes and living standards, the gap between rich and poor is widening. What does this mean for our health? Does increasing income inequality affect outcomes such as obesity, life expectancy and subjective well-being? Are rich and poor groups affected in the same ways? This book reviews the latest research on the relationship between inequality and health. It provides the reader with a pedagogical introduction to the tools and knowledge required to understand and assess the issue. Main conclusions from the literature are then summar.

Contents:

Front Matter; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgement; 1 Introduction ; 2 Measuring health; 3 Measuring inequality; 4 How can economic inequality influence health?; 5 Correlation or causality? Interpreting scatter plots and regressions; 6 The ecological fallacy: what conclusions can be drawn from group averages?; 7 Income inequality and health: what does the literature tell us?; 8 Searching for the inequality effect: which tools are appropriate?; 9 Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781785364204

1785364200

OCLC:

953707889