The Spirit Level is a non-fiction work that aggregates scientific evidence on societal equality. The point is: More equal societies do better, especially on outcomes that show hierarchical effects. (for example education level is predicted by income status, and thus overall educational achievement is predicted by that countries equality. The book doesn’t begin as a total nightmare for those of right-wing persuasion however by the last section where the authors discuss the solutions to inequality economic conservatives’ stomachs must turn. In saying that the authors are quick to point out that far-left politics is not necessarily the only way to achieve equality and also offer many solutions at a lower level and thus untainted by political ideology.
The writers provide brief insights into some social ills.
The Spirit Level is well written, and according to me it is a must read for absolutely anyone who cares about anything. This is not a "left" or "right" book , this is a book that is questioning our value structure, our way of life, how long is this way of life sustainable and successfully examines the consequences of inequality.
Dear Evis,
YanıtlaSilI like your posts a lot and I can't keep commenting. But this time I liked the picture very much and without reading the post it gives some ideas to comment. The picture summarises life very well. Some people started to go up, some in the middle, some reached to top and even started to fall since it is more difficult to stay there. And suddenly it reminded me of a nice quotation saying' it requires hard-work to reach top, but it is the character that keeps you there.
definitively there is a point in your blog & comment above:
YanıtlaSilit requires a hard work to reach the top and even a more hard work to stay there.
My opinion is tha in a society, when individuals have no equal social status, and the gap between who owns a lot and who owns nearly nothing is to deep, it is impossible not to have society illness.
YanıtlaSilIf people have to struggle all their life after the minimum of rights, it is easy that they will succumb and direct themselves toward easy solution such as violence, addictions, they will loose interest in the rights they should have and go against them.