Inequality – ethics or economics?

Posted: March 7, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Education, justice, health | Tags: , , , , | 3 Comments

Distributional issues are at the heart of urban and regional policy.  Most planners, for example, have clear and firm views (at least in their own minds) on the equity implications of their activities.

I recently read The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett (2009). It basically argues that more equal societies are happier and healthier than unequal ones.  This is an impressive and much-lauded work that is also an easy read. Read the rest of this entry »