New kinds of inequalities can also be a source of discontent, and cause severe risks.
Also non-compliance of medication was a source of discontent and puzzlement among the physicians.
Yet the economic model is still broken and is still at the root of discontents that should unite England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, not force them apart.
But the roots of discontent run far deeper than inequity in the use of deadly force by police.
The immediate cause of the split was her resistance to European economic and political union, but the roots of discontent lay in her combative personality and leadership tactics.
(Hong Kong's leader, Leung Chun-ying, won no sympathy for fretting aloud that "numerical" democracy would tilt policies towards the poor).There are signs of recognition in Beijing that the roots of discontent in Hong Kong must be addressed.
At the end of last year, the company hired a consultant to discover the root of residents' discontent with the refinery.
Among their demands was the bringing forward of parliamentary elections, although the root causes of discontent were socio-economic: despite posting rapid economic growth under Mr Saakashvili, popular expectations of improved living standards were not met, particularly in the provinces.
Over the next 12 months, you will hear much more from us about how we will create the high-wage, high-skill, high-hope economy that can deal with the root causes of discontent.
Analysts stress that a military approach alone is doomed to fail, as it doesn't solve the root causes of discontent in Nigeria's north.
The channel is the root of all discontent, the reason why DirecTV holds such a strong hand.
