[EQ] The impact of income inequalities on sustainable development in London

The impact of income inequalities on sustainable development in London

 

A report for the London Sustainable Development Commission

by Professor (Emeritus) Richard Wilkinson and Professor Kate Pickett on behalf of the Equality Trust

PDF http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/docs/londonequality.pdf

Download the report at  http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/node/331

“….The purpose of this report is not to reach conclusions on either acceptable levels of income inequality or how we might best achieve greater equality.

However, this is the start of a discussion and an exercise in learning how inequalities operate at the London level, how they affect environmental performance, and how social status and income inequalities amplify the effects of simple material deprivation….”

“….This report will show how improvements in societal wellbeing are now more likely to follow from greater equality rather than from further economic growth….”

Content

Foreword

Part I: Diminishing Returns To Economic Growth

Economic Growth and Wellbeing

Relative Income

Inequality drives Consumerism

Carbon Emissions and the Quality of Life

Convergence and Improvement

Part II: How Inequality Affects Health And Social Problems

Inequality and Social Cohesion

Improving the Quality of Life

Everyone Benefits

Part III: Application To London

An Index of Health and Social Problems for London

Inequality and Social Status

A More Equal London

Benefits of Greater Equality to Each London Borough

Intolerance

Part IV: Greater Equality And The Threat Of Climate Change

Climate Change

More Equal Societies are Greener

An Allegory of Two Cities in Crisis

Changes in Inequality

Conclusions

References

Appendix I: Sources for Figures

Appendix II: Sources of data

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