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The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone
The Spirit Level by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, a book published in hardback by Penguin in March 2009 and paperback in February 2010. An updated paperback version was published in November 2010.The Spirit Level won the 2010 Bristol Festival of Ideas Prize and the 2011 Political Studies AssociationPublication of the Year Award.
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International editions of The Spirit Level
| COUNTRY | TITLE | PUBLISHER | STATUS |
| Brazil | To be confirmed | Record | In preparation |
| China | To be confirmed | Xinhua Publishing | In preparation |
| Czech Republic | To be confirmed | Grimmus | In preparation |
| Denmark | To be confirmed | Informations Forlag | In preparation |
| Finland | To be confirmed | Helsingin Sanomat Books | In preparation |
| Germany | Gleichheit ist Gluck: Warum gerechte gersellschaften fur alle besser sind | Haffmans & Tolkemitt Verlag | Published |
| Greece | To be confirmed | Isideris | In preparation |
| Italy | La Misura dell'Anima: perche le diseguaglianze rendono le societa piu infelici | Feltrinelli | Published |
| Japan | The Spirit Level: Why more equal societies almost always do better | Toyo Kazai | Published |
| Korea | To be confirmed | E-WHO | In preparation |
| Latvia | To be confirmed | Zvaigzne | In preparation |
| Norway | Ulikhetens pris: Hvorfor likere fordeling er bedre for alle | Res Publica | Published |
| Poland | Duch równości Tam gdzie panuje równość wszystkim żyje się lepiej | Wydawnictwo Czarna Owca | Published |
| Portugal | O Espirito da Igualdade: por que razao sociedades main igualitarias funcionam quase sempre melhor | Presença | Published |
| Slovenia | To be confirmed | Penca | In preparation |
| Spain | Desigualdad: un analisis de la (in)felicidad colectiva | Turner | Published |
| Sweden | Jamlikhets Anden: Darfor ar mer jamlika samhallen nastan alltid battre samhallen | Karneval Forlag | Published |
| Turkey | Su Terazisi: esitligin artmasi toplumlari nasil guclendiriyor | BZD / Optimist | Published |
| USA | The Spirit Level: Why greater equality makes societies stronger | Bloomsbury | Published |
| Yemen | To be confirmed | Yemen Books | In preparation |
July 2012
