Richard G. Wilkinson

Richard G. Wilkinson ( Richard Gerald Wilkinson, born 1943 ) is a British scientist and professor emeritus of health.

Life

Wilkinson studied economic history at the London School of Economics and Political Science. After this study he devoted himself to epidemiology. He is professor emeritus of social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham and Honorary Professor at University College London. He also was a visiting professor at the University of York. Large gained fame Wilkinson, 2009 when he, together with Kate Pickett published the book The spirit level, in which they set out a link between social inequality and social problems. Together with Bill Pickett and Kerry in the same year he founded the Equality Trust, which deals with the awareness of the consequences of inequality and possible measures for their reduction.

Publications

  • Poverty and progress. Methuen, London 1973, ISBN 0-416-77600-0.
  • Health, economic structure and social indicators. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London 1984.
  • (Ed.): Class and health. Tavistock, London, 1986, ISBN 0-422-60360-0.
  • Allison Quick: Income and health. Socialist Health Association, London, 1991, ISBN 0-900687-17-7.
  • Unhealthy societies. Routledge, London 1996, ISBN 0-415-09234-5. Sick societies. Social balance and health. Springer, Vienna / New York 2001, ISBN 3-211-83481-8.
  • Equality is happiness. Why just societies are better for everyone. Tolkemitt at Zweitausendeins, Hamburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-942048-09-5. It varies the foundation of happiness, review by Wolfgang Kersting in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 24 February, 2010
  • Inequality makes you sick, review by Matthias Becker in February Frankfurter Rundschau, 27, 2010

Filmography (selection)

  • Four Horsemen, directed by Ross Ashcroft, GB 2012
  • Zeitgeist: Moving Forward, director Peter Joseph, USA 2011
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