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Social Murder?
Austerity and Life Expectancy in the UK
Brief Description
Life expectancy is about more than just health; it's about the kind of society we live in. In the early 2010s, after decades of continual improvement, life expectancy in the UK, USA, and many other rich countries stopped increasing. For millions of people, it actually declined....
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Combining robust evidence with real-life stories, this book reveals the shocking impact of austerity policies on life expectancy and offers an optimistic vision of what can be done to restore life expectancy and reduce health inequality.
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Description
Life expectancy is about more than just health; it's about the kind of society we live in. In the early 2010s, after decades of continual improvement, life expectancy in the UK, USA, 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, Social Murder? tells the story of how austerity policies caused this scandal. It argues that this shocking and tragic suffering was predictable and 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 Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781447373087
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 28 November 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Policy Press
Illustration: 2 Tables, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 238
About the Author
David Walsh is Senior Lecturer in Health Inequalities at the University of Glasgow and previously Programme Manager at the Glasgow Centre for Population Health.
Gerry McCartney is Professor of Wellbeing Economy at the University of Glasgow and Honorary Consultant in Public Health at both Public Health Scotland and NHS Grampian.
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