| Description |
1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Series |
Redback ; v. 1 |
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Redback
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| Contents |
Front cover; Copyright; BATTLERS AND BILLIONAIRES; Contents; Introduction; 1. Indigenous Australia to Federation -- a Growing Gap; 2. Federation to the 1970s -- the Great Compression; 3. The 1980s to Today -- the Great Divergence; 4. Drivers; 5. Consequences of Inequality; 6. Mobility; 7. What Do Australians Think about Inequality?; Conclusion: What Is To Be Done?; Acknowledgements; Endnotes |
| Summary |
Is Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway?In Battlers and Billionaires, Andrew Leigh weaves together vivid anecdotes, interesting history and powerful statistics to tell the story of inequality in this country. This is economics writing at its best. From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920s to the 1970s. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1920s. Leigh shows that while inequality can fuel growth, it also poses dangers to society. Too |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 24, 2014) |
| Subject |
Equality -- Australia
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Social classes -- Australia
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Income distribution -- Australia
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Equality
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Income distribution
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Social classes
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Social conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Social conditions
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| Subject |
Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781922231048 |
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1922231045 |
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