Sick of inequality? : an introduction to the relationship between inequality and health /

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Author / Creator:	Bergh, Andreas, 1973- author.
Imprint:	Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Publishing, [2016]
Description:	viii, 161 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Social medicine. Equality -- Health aspects. Equality -- Health aspects. Social medicine. Social Medicine.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10936913

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Other authors / contributors:	Nilsson, Therese, author. Waldenström, Daniel, 1974- author.
ISBN:	9781785364204 1785364200 9781785364211
Notes:	"This book is a revised and expanded version of the Swedish book Blir vi sjuka av inkomstskillnader? (Studentlitteratur, 2012)"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 137-154) and index.
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 summarized and discussed critically. -- Provided by publisher.

Table of 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

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