{"product_id":"social-murder-by-david-walsh-9781447373087","title":"Social Murder?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCombining robust evidence with real-life stories, \u003cem\u003eSocial Murder?\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book concludes with an optimistic vision of what can be done to restore life expectancy improvements and reduce health inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47598304526572,"sku":"9781447373087","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4af150146490f12c93c4a2fc33a7d596.jpg?v=1778026369","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/social-murder-by-david-walsh-9781447373087","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}