02684nam 2200577 450 991078710260332120230807212317.01-922084-65-4(CKB)3710000000321233(EBL)1899261(SSID)ssj0001433942(PQKBManifestationID)11754794(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001433942(PQKBWorkID)11417746(PQKB)11611011(MiAaPQ)EBC1899261(Au-PeEL)EBL1899261(CaPaEBR)ebr11001649(OCoLC)892123031(EXLCZ)99371000000032123320150116h20152015 uy 0engurcn#nnn|||||txtrdacontentstirdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierIncome and wealth inequality /edited by Justin HealeyThirroul, New South Wales :The Spinney Press,2015.©20151 online resource (60 pages) colour illustrationsIssues in Society ;Volume 382Includes indexes.1-922084-64-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Chapter 1. Measuring income and wealth inequality -- Chapter 2. Impacts of the wealth divide.Australia is one of the wealthiest countries in the world and has long prided itself on being an egalitarian society. However, there is a growing divide between those with the most and those with the least. Income inequality has grown as the minimum wage and unemployment benefits have failed to match the rise in average earnings, resulting in a divergence between low-income earners and average Australian wage earners. Current estimates indicate that senior executive pay is 150 times greater than average weekly earnings. In addition to income disparity, wealth in Australia is also unequally distributed, with household wealth being heavily skewed to 'real assets' - essentially, property ownership. How are income and wealth inequality measured in Australia, and what are the impacts of this rising inequality? Should we be trying harder to bridge the gap between the haves and have-nots?Issues for the nineties (Balmain, N.S.W.) ;Volume 382.Income distributionAustraliaWealthAustraliaIncome distributionWealth339.20994Healey JustinMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787102603321Income and wealth inequality3860495UNINA