Social Murder?: Austerity and Life Expectancy in the UK (First Edition)

By: David Walsh and Gerry McCartney

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Synopsis: Life expectancy is about more than just health – it’s about the kind of society we live in. And in the early 2010s, after decades of continual improvement, life expectancy in the UK, US and many other rich countries stopped increasing. For millions of people, it actually declined. Despite hundreds of thousands of extra deaths, governments and officials remained silent. Combining robust evidence with real-life stories, this book demonstrates how austerity policies caused this scandal. It argues that this shocking and tragic suffering was predictable, caused by a dereliction of duty from those in power. The book concludes with an optimistic vision of what can be done to restore life expectancy improvements and reduce health inequalities.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781447373094
Related ISBNs:: 9781447373117, 9781447373070, 9781447373087, 9781447373100
Publisher:: Policy Press
Date of Addition:: 11/28/24
Copyrighted By:: Policy Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Medicine, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.