tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761750297977694004.post6389174452009723706..comments2023-12-19T11:11:30.124+00:00Comments on The Spirit Level Delusion: Reply to Prospect magazine articleChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4761750297977694004.post-11886898188925656542010-08-27T08:53:01.549+01:002010-08-27T08:53:01.549+01:00Actually, there is a connection between inequality...Actually, there is a connection between inequality and the effects of (relative) poverty. There are studies showing that inequality is amplifying the already known effects of poverty. As distance between people grows, the well known effects of poverty become more severe. Thus, this is also a sideeffect of increased income inequality to be taken into account.<br /><br />What matters is not necessarily the income of the extremely rich, what matters is the differences in income within a reference group, may it be defined by geography, education, occupation or age. If rich and poor are physically and culturally isolated, they might not affect eachother so much. Segregation might therefor be a response of individuals to minimize the negative effects of income inequality. If you define your peers amongst a narrow income-span, you are not exposed to the negative effects. However, this leaves a fragmented society with internal tensions and effects on a different level.<br /><br />Besides. according to the law of diminishing returns (of investment in health), the logical consequence of income inequalities is worse health, given a set amount of resources.Åsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16982129779491011196noreply@blogger.com