Health Inequalities : critical perspectives / edited by Katherine E. Smith, Sarah Hill, and Clare Bambra.

Background and introduction: UK experiences of health inequalities / Katherine E. Smith, Clare Bambra, and Sarah Hill -- Reflections on the legacy of British health inequalities research / Mel Bartley and David Blane -- Nordic health inequalities: patterns, trends, and policies / Espen Dahl and Kjetil A. van der Wel -- Reflections on the UK's legacy of health inequalities: research and policy from a North American perspective / Dennis Raphael and Toba Bryant -- Reflections on the UK legacy of health inequities research, from the perspective of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) / Johanna Hanefeld -- Contrasting views on ways forward for health inequalities research / Katherine E. Smith and Kayleigh Garthwaite -- Axes of health inequalities and intersectionality / Sarah Hill -- Beyond 'health': why don't we tackle the cause of health inequalities? / Margaret Douglas -- Neoliberalism and health inequalities / Chik Collins, Gerry McCartney, and Lisa Garnham -- Health inequalities in England's changing public health system / David J. Hunter and Linda Marks -- The equity implications of health system change in the UK / Mark Hellowell and Maximilian Ralston -- All in it together? Health inequalities, austerity, and the 'Great Recession' / Clare Bambra ... [et al.] -- Industrial epiemics and inequalities: the commercial sector as a structural driver of inequalities in non-communicable diseases / Jeff Collin and Sarah Hill -- Place, space, and health inequalities / Jamie Pearce, Rich Mitchell, and Niamh Shortt-- The politics of tackling inequalities: the rise of psychological fundamentalism in public health and welfare reform / Lynne Friedli -- Knowledge of the everyday: confronting the causes of health inequalities / Eva Elliott, Jennie Popay, and Gareth Williams -- Socio-structural violence against the poor / Jane Jones and Cathy McCormack -- For the good of the cause: generating evidence to inform social policies that reduce health inequalities / Ben Barr, Clare Bambra, and Katherine E. Smith -- Influencing policy with research : public health advocacy and health inequalities / Katherine E. Smith ... [et al.] -- The spirit level: a case study of the public dissemination of health inequalities research / Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson -- Conclusion: where next for advocates, researchers, and policymakers trying to tackle health inequalities? / Katherine E. Smith, Sarah Hill, and Clare Bambra.

This edited volume provides wide-ranging analyses and reviews of the UK's experiences of health inequalities research and policy to date, and reflects on the lessons that have been learnt from these experiences, both within the UK and internationally.

Includes bibliographical references and index.