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Poverty, Inequality and Social Welfare in Australia
D.T. Johnson
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Paperback. This work defines poverty, inequality and social welfare. Previous poverty studies are surveyed and a new index of poverty is developed based on everyday meanings, stressing the individual and relative nature of poverty. Series: Contributions to Economics. Num Pages: 185 pages, 25 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1MBF; JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 320.
Poverty, inequality and social welfare are defined in this book. Previous poverty studies are surveyed and a new index of poverty is developed based on everyday meanings, and stressing the individual and relative nature of poverty. Previous definitions of inequality and welfare are described and the relations between them and poverty are explored. New estimates of poverty are made for Australia. Conclusions are derived from comparisons between measured levels of poverty over time and across family types. Previous Australian studies of inequality and welfare are surveyed and new estimates are made for Australia for recent years.
Poverty, inequality and social welfare are defined in this book. Previous poverty studies are surveyed and a new index of poverty is developed based on everyday meanings, and stressing the individual and relative nature of poverty. Previous definitions of inequality and welfare are described and the relations between them and poverty are explored. New estimates of poverty are made for Australia. Conclusions are derived from comparisons between measured levels of poverty over time and across family types. Previous Australian studies of inequality and welfare are surveyed and new estimates are made for Australia for recent years.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
185
Condition
New
Series
Contributions to Economics
Number of Pages
185
Place of Publication
Heidelberg, Germany
ISBN
9783790809428
SKU
V9783790809428
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99-15
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