The Consequences of Growing Inequality
Between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s, income inequality grew faster in Canada than in all but one of 17 leading developed countries, according to the Conference Board of Canada's 2010 performance report. How will that affect Canada’s future?
Come hear Richard Wilkinson, one of Britain's leading social epidemiologists and co-author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, address the issues in his first public appearance in Canada. Based on thirty years’ of research, The Spirit Level is forcing governments on both sides of the Atlantic to seriously rethink their policies towards social deprivation, crime, healthcare and education.
WHEN: Thursday, December 9, 2010
11:45 a.m. – Registration and networking (registration desk open anytime after 11:30 a.m.)
12:10 p.m. – Lunch
WHERE: Château Laurier, Drawing Room
1 Rideau Street
COST: Members - $30 prepaid on-line; $50 at the door
Non-members - $50 prepaid on-line; $60 at the door
Student members: $20 prepaid on-line; $50 at the door
REGISTRATION:
Please register on-line at www.cabe.ca (see CABE store/'OEA Events') or e-mail oea@cabe.ca or leave at message with your RSVP at 613-837-9415 by noon on Friday, December3rd.
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Richard Wilkinson has played a formative role in international research on the social determinants of health and on the societal effects of income inequality; his work has been published in many languages. He studied economic history at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology. He is Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Professor at University College London and a Visiting Professor at the University of York. Richard co-wrote The Spirit Level and is a co-founder of The Equality Trust (www.equalitytrust.org.uk).
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