Health and social cohesion: why care about income inequality?

摘要: Abstract Throughout the world, wealth and income are becoming more concentrated. Growing evidence suggests that distribution of income–in addition to absolute standard living enjoyed by poor–is a key determinant population health. A large gap between rich people poor leads higher mortality through breakdown social cohesion. The recent surge in inequality many countries has been accompanied marked increase residential concentration poverty affluence. Residential segregation diminishes opportunities for Income spillover effects on society at large, including increased rates crime violence, impeded productivity economic growth, impaired functioning representative democracy. extent is often consequence explicit policies public choice. Reducing offers prospect greater cohesiveness better