| The Widening Gap: Health Inequalities and Policy in Britain Contributor(s): Shaw, Mary (Author), Dorling, Daniel (Author), Gordon, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1861341423 ISBN-13: 9781861341426 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $41.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Medical | Health Policy |
| Dewey: 362.109 |
| Series: Studies in Poverty, Inequality, and Social Exclusion |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.90 lbs) 294 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Relentlessly, the wide health gap between different groups of people living in Britain continues to get even wider. This book presents new evidence (which was not available to the government's Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health) on the size of the gap, and the extent to which the gap is widening. In particular, new geographical data are presented and displayed in striking graphical form. It challenges whether the government is concerned enough about reducing inequalities and highlights the living conditions of the million people living in the least healthy areas in Britain. It presents explanations for the widening health gap, and addresses the implications of this major social problem. In the light of this evidence the authors put forward social policies which will reduce the health gap in the future. The widening gap synthesises all the information available to date and should be read alongside the report of the evidence presented to the Independent Inquiry into Inequalities in Health (Inequalities in health, The Policy Press, 1999) and by all those concerned with reducing health inequalities. Studies in poverty, inequality and social exclusion series Series Editor: David Gordon, Director, Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research. Poverty, inequality and social exclusion remain the most fundamental problems that humanity faces in the 21st century. This exciting series, published in association with the Townsend Centre for International Poverty Research at the University of Bristol, aims to make cutting-edge poverty related research more widely available. For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dorling, Danny: - Danny Dorling is the Halford Mackinder Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford. He is the author of more than twenty-five books. |