Richard Wilkinson : Evidence confirms that inequality causes social problems . Of paramount importance in our social development was to avoid conflict and competition for basic necessities . Social ills in England , England can be up to ten times greater than in more equal countries . When there 's more inequality , people become desperate for higher social status , he says . Wilkinson : People trained either for world of constant struggle or for cooperation .
Richard Wilkinson : Evidence confirms that inequality causes social problems . Social ills in England , England can be up to ten times greater than in more equal countries . When there 's more inequality , people become desperate for higher social status , he says . Wilkinson : People trained either for world of constant struggle or for cooperation .