02599nam 2200589 450 991081645340332120230126211945.01-922231-04-5(CKB)3710000000113280(EBL)1887404(SSID)ssj0001385060(PQKBManifestationID)11746706(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001385060(PQKBWorkID)11330090(PQKB)11786915(MiAaPQ)EBC1887404(Au-PeEL)EBL1887404(CaPaEBR)ebr10870893(OCoLC)882243402(EXLCZ)99371000000011328020140528h20132013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtccrBattlers & billionaires the story of inequality in Australia /Andrew LeighCollingwood, Victoria :Redback,2013.©20131 online resource (269 p.)Redback ;v.1Includes index.1-86395-607-7 Front cover; Copyright; BATTLERS AND BILLIONAIRES; Contents; Introduction; 1. Indigenous Australia to Federation - a Growing Gap; 2. Federation to the 1970's - the Great Compression; 3. The 1980's 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; EndnotesIs 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 1920's to the 1970's. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1920's. Leigh shows that while inequality can fuel growth, it also poses dangers to society.RedbackEqualityAustraliaSocial classesAustraliaIncome distributionAustraliaAustraliaSocial conditionsEqualitySocial classesIncome distribution309.194Leigh Andrew252389MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816453403321Battlers & billionaires4076259UNINA