Who Gets What?: Analysing Economic Inequality in AustraliaThis 2007 book addresses important contemporary concerns about social justice. It presents detailed economic evidence, but analyses it in a manner that is engaging and readily accessible to the non-specialist reader. Who Gets What? examines what has been happening to incomes and wealth in Australia, what causes increased economic inequality, and the possibility of creating a more egalitarian society. It looks at who is rich, which social groups are still in poverty, and the policies that could redistribute income and wealth more effectively. |
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Who Gets What?: Analysing Economic Inequality in Australia Frank J. B. Stilwell,Kirrily Jordan No preview available - 2007 |
Who Gets What?: Analysing Economic Inequality in Australia Frank J. B. Stilwell,Kirrily Jordan No preview available - 2007 |
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Page 206 - A house may be large or small; as long as the surrounding houses are equally small it satisfies all social demands for a dwelling. But let a palace arise beside the little house, and it shrinks from a little house to a hut.
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