The Book of Success
"Successful Societies: How Institutions and Culture Affect Health"
Why are some societies more successful than others? What are the mechanisms that promote individual and collective well-being?
This volume, written by members of CIFAR’s Successful Societies program offers new perspectives on the means by which social interactions and public policies affect our overall health. How Institutions and Culture Affect Health uses population health as a representative gauge of societal success. CIFAR researchers examine situations where there are inequalities in health – by studying what is going wrong, it helps them understand how to make things go right.
The book, aimed at academics, is a tangible manifestation of four years of discourse among top CIFAR scholars. It explores influences on societal health by examining everything from the AIDS epidemic in Africa, to the relationship between health and socioeconomic status, and from the role of group identity to the effectiveness of anti-racism strategies.
The collective knowledge provided in this volume offers a new understanding of population health and related social factors, informing significant global issues.
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This story relates to our research program: Successful Societies