Despite this, Sweden has built one of the most egalitarian societies in the world because of its large, and largely effective, welfare state.

除此之外，因为它庞大且大体有效的福利制度，瑞典已经建立起了世界上最为平均的社会之一。

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In countries such as Britain and America a child’s prospects depend more on its parents’ social class than in egalitarian societies, according to OECD data.

原译:根据OECD（经济合作与发展组织）的数据：诸如英国和美国等独生子国家，与那些崇尚平等主义的国家相比，在英美这类国家，孩子前途更加依赖于父母的社会阶层

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So if two societies, with the same income per head, were to line up next to each other, the more egalitarian society should be taller.

在两个人均收入相等的社会，如果它们的曲线相邻，在较公平的社会中，人们的身高较高。

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Countries where the gap was least pronounced were mainly in the north of Europe, with Iceland, Norway, Denmark and Slovenia the most egalitarian societies.

BBC: Rich-poor divide accelerating, says OECD

In countries such as Britain and America a child's prospects depend more on its parents' social class than in egalitarian societies, according to OECD data.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

The U.S. already spends more on high school education than any advanced society except Switzerland and Norway, and considerably more than such egalitarian societies as Austria and Denmark.

CNN: A good start to reviving the middle class