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The Good Society

byKate Pickett

And How We Make It

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A fairer, healthier, more caring and sustainable society is entirely within our grasp. This book shows us the way.

How do we ensure that everyone has good health and is cared for when in need?
How do we provide education that allows every child to flourish?
How do we ensure safety, justice and a healthy environment now and for future generations?
How can we finally solve the problems of poverty and inequality that drive all the others?

Kate Pickett is one of the most renowned thinkers and leaders in social science. Her life’s work has been to identify the underlying causes behind society’s key challenges and how to solve them.

In The Good Society she draws on the deepest insights and the strongest evidence produced by social science over the last three decades to present a roadmap for change.

Ultimately, she shows that solving the fundamental problems of poverty and equality would enhance the quality of life for us all.

© Kate Pickett 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026

Packed with vision, hope and a practical plan – just what these times are crying out for

Kate Raworth, author of Doughnut Economics

About Kate Pickett

Kate Pickett is Professor of Epidemiology at the University of York, where she leads the Public Health and Society Research Group.

Her landmark book The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone, co-written with Richard Wilkinson, was an international bestseller, chosen by the Guardian as one of the 100 most influential books of the century and by the New Statesman as a top ten book of the decade. Their follow-up, The Inner Level, shows how societal inequality has similarly profound effects on individual health and wellbeing.

Her writing has appeared in numerous publications, including the Guardian, Nature and New York Times, and she has delivered more than 500 keynote speeches, including at the United Nations, the European Parliament and within UK government departments.

Kate is the co-founder of the Equality Trust, an academic co-director of Health Equity North, and a fellow of the RSA, the UK Faculty of Public Health and the Academy of Social Sciences. In 2023, she received an OBE for services to societal equality.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781529973181
  • Price: £14.00
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