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Social Murder? Austerity and Life Expectancy in the UK

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Publisher's 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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781447373087
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Imprint: Policy Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 362.10941
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 238
Weight: 368g
Height: 156mm
Width: 234mm
Spine width: 17mm