{"product_id":"social-murder-david-walsh-9781447373070","title":"Social Murder?: Austerity and Life Expectancy in the UK","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book concludes with an optimistic vision of what can be done to restore life expectancy improvements and reduce health inequalities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Walsh, Gerry McCartney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1447373073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781447373070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Policy Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David Walsh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46217134506239,"sku":"9781447373070","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f92be332-36ea-41ec-8072-1020ad22c2f5.jpg?v=1728514383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/social-murder-david-walsh-9781447373070","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}