Work rich, work poor: inequality and economic change in Australia
Over the last 10 years, average real incomes have risen and property and share markets have been buoyant in Australia. However, at the same time, some individuals and families have experienced falling incomes and greater reliance on the social security system. This monograph is a study of this national paradox, focusing on jobs and earning and the increasing inequality in the Australian labour market. The chapters are: Inequality and economic change / Jeff Borland, Bob Gregory and Peter Sheehan; Family income inequality / Nick Pappas; The causes of increased earnings inequality: the internatio ... Show more
Authors: Borland, Jeff; Gregory, R. G.; Sheehan, Peter
Published: Melbourne, Victoria, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies, 2001
Resource type: Edited book
Physical description: x, 252 p.
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