| Description |
vii, 158 pages ; 21 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. Contesting poverty. -- 2. Mapping the poverty profile. -- 3. New concepts, new evidence. -- 4. The causes of poverty. -- 5. The consequences of povery. -- 6. Poverty and the social fabric |
| Summary |
Argues that as a nation Australia can afford to eliminate financial poverty. The fact we don't do so is a matter of choice, not affordability - as the experience of other countries demonstrates |
| Analysis |
Poverty |
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Social conditions |
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Psychology |
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Research |
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Statistics |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
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Social issues & welfare (Australia) |
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Political economy |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [143]-152 |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to EBL (Ebook Library) |
| Subject |
Poverty -- Australia.
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Poverty -- Research -- Australia.
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Poverty -- Psychological aspects.
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| Author |
Thornton, Julia (Lecturer)
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Ebooks Corporation.
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| LC no. |
2919000089 |
| ISBN |
0868408107 : |
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