Name: How economic inequality harms societies
Uploaded: 2011-10-24T15:05:36Z
Duration: 16 min 37 s
Description: We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.

We feel instinctively that societies with huge income gaps are somehow going wrong. Richard Wilkinson charts the hard data on economic inequality, and shows what gets worse when rich and poor are too far apart: real effects on health, lifespan, even such basic values as trust.

Richard Wilkinson: How economic inequality harms societies

How economic inequality harms societies

Evidence suggests societies with smaller income disparities enjoy higher levels of trust, lower violence, and better health.

Achieving greater equality can enhance societal well-being, transcending mere economic growth to foster real social progress.

Within our societies, relative income impacts health and social issues, yet between nations, wealth disparities show less effect.