{"product_id":"the-equality-effect-paperback","title":"The Equality Effect - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDanny Dorling\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Equality Effect \u003c\/i\u003eis almost magical. In more equal countries, human beings are generally happier and healthier, there is less crime, more creativity and higher educational attainment. Danny Dorling delivers all evidence that is now so overwhelming that it should be changing politics and society all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the past four decades, many countries, including the US and the UK, have chosen the path to greater inequality on the assumption that there is no alternative. Yet even under globalization, other nations continue to take a different road. The time will come when \u003ci\u003eThe Equality Effect \u003c\/i\u003ewill be as readily accepted as women voting or former colonies gaining independence--and it will come very soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of the world's top social scientists comes a compelling argument for public policy to prioritize equality, fully-evidenced with statistics and sprinkled with black and white illustrations. Most importantly, he demonstrates where greater equality is currently to be found, and how we can set \u003ci\u003eThe Equality Effect \u003c\/i\u003ein motion everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanny Dorling \u003c\/b\u003eis a social geographer and the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. His work concerns issues of housing, health, employment, education and poverty. He has written extensively about the widening gap between rich and poor and his work regularly appears in the media.He is author \u003ci\u003eThe No-Nonsense Guide to Equality; The Atlas of the Real World; Unequal Health; Inequality and the 1%, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eInjustice: Why social inequalities persist\u003c\/i\u003e. His views are often sought by policy makers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDanny Dorling: Danny Dorling is a social geographer and is the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. His work concerns issues of housing, health, employment, education and poverty. He has written extensively about the widening gap between rich and poor and his work regularly appears in the media. He is author \u003ci\u003eThe No-nonsense Guide to Equality\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of the Real Wortd\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eUnequal Health\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe 32 Stops\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003ePopulation Ten Billion\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll That is Solid\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInequality and the 1%\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInjustice: Why social inequalities persist\u003c\/i\u003e. His views are often sought by policy makers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 08, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695656472639,"sku":"9781780263908","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/277dc846a50ad6e210ca9a671129a015.webp?v=1765004599","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-equality-effect-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}