LEADER 02599nam 2200589 450 001 9910816453403321 005 20230126211945.0 010 $a1-922231-04-5 035 $a(CKB)3710000000113280 035 $a(EBL)1887404 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001385060 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11746706 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001385060 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11330090 035 $a(PQKB)11786915 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1887404 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1887404 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10870893 035 $a(OCoLC)882243402 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000113280 100 $a20140528h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBattlers & billionaires $ethe story of inequality in Australia /$fAndrew Leigh 210 1$aCollingwood, Victoria :$cRedback,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (269 p.) 225 1 $aRedback ;$vv.1 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-86395-607-7 327 $aFront 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; Endnotes 330 $aIs Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway?In Battlers and Billionaires, Andrew Leigh weaves together vivid anecdotes, interesting history and powerful statistics to tell the story of inequality in this country. This is economics writing at its best. From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920's to the 1970's. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1920's. Leigh shows that while inequality can fuel growth, it also poses dangers to society. 410 0$aRedback 606 $aEquality$zAustralia 606 $aSocial classes$zAustralia 606 $aIncome distribution$zAustralia 607 $aAustralia$xSocial conditions 615 0$aEquality 615 0$aSocial classes 615 0$aIncome distribution 676 $a309.194 700 $aLeigh$b Andrew$0252389 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816453403321 996 $aBattlers & billionaires$94076259 997 $aUNINA