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R. Wilkinson and K. Pickett (2010), The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. London: Penguin. £9.99, pp. 347, pbk

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2013

CHRISTOPHER DEEMING
CHRISTOPHER DEEMING*
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University of BristolChris.Deeming@bristol.ac.uk
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Journal of Social Policy , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , October 2013 , pp. 840 - 842
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