Title Battlers & billionaires : the story of inequality in Australia / Andrew Leigh

Published Collingwood, Vic. : Black Inc., 2013 Collingwood, VIC : Redblack, 2013 ©2013

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Description 210 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm regular print Series Redback Contents 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? Summary Is Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway? Analysis Australian Economic conditions Equality History Income distribution National characteristics Quality of life Social class Social conditions Statistics Wealth Notes "Redback 1"--Cover Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Audience General Tertiary/Undergraduate Subject Equality -- Australia -- History. Equality -- Australia. Social classes -- Australia -- History. Income distribution -- Australia. Social classes -- Australia. Social stratification -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 21st century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002012478 Australia -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 ISBN 9781863956079 (paperback)

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