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Poverty, Inequality and Social Welfare in Australia

By Dr. David Thomas Johnson (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Physica-Verlag Heidelberg
Year
1996
ISBN
978-3-7908-0942-8, 978-3-662-12729-2
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-12729-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17601188 bytes)
Series
Contributions to Economics
Edition
1
Pages
185\185
Time added
2014-01-18 08:00:00
Regional/Spatial Science

Description

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.

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