Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Author:   Peter Saunders
Publisher:   Policy Press
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9781847428400


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 April 2011
Format:   Electronic book text
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Author:   Peter Saunders
Publisher:   Policy Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
ISBN:  

9781847428400


ISBN 10:   1847428401
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Electronic book text
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Part one: Poverty: Poverty as low income; Beyond low income: Economic resources and poverty; Experiencing poverty: The voices of poverty and disadvantage; Part two: Deprivation: Identifying the essentials of life; Measuring deprivation; A new poverty measure; Part three: Exclusion: Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda; Indicators of exclusion; Part four: Implications: Implications for research and policy.

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This book moves us beyond the study of poverty using conventional incomemeasures and introduces a range of other ways of studying poverty, deprivation and exclusion. The ideas and applications have lessons for allthose involved in research on poverty and living standards. Jonathan Bradshaw, Professor of Social Policy, University of York


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Peter Saunders is one of Australia's leading poverty researchers with an international reputation for his work in that and related fields. His work on poverty and inequality led to his election as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences and his appointment as a University of South Wales Scientia Professor. He has is currently President of the Australian Social Policy Association and of the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security.

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