Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia
Author:   Peter Saunders (Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
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Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 April 2011
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Author:   Peter Saunders (Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Policy Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
ISBN:  

9781847428387


ISBN 10:   184742838
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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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 represents a significant advance to poverty and exclusion research in Australia and internationally, it is essential reading for anyone interested in this rapidly changing field. David Gordon, University of Bristol This book does an outstanding job of teasing out the relationships between low income, deprivation and social exclusion, analysed in an Australian context but with many lessons for anyone interested in identifying and addressing disadvantage. Brian Nolan, University College Dublin


""This book represents a significant advance to poverty and exclusion research in Australia and internationally, it is essential reading for anyone interested in this rapidly changing field."" David Gordon, University of Bristol ""This book does an outstanding job of teasing out the relationships between low income, deprivation and social exclusion, analysed in an Australian context but with many lessons for anyone interested in identifying and addressing disadvantage."" Brian Nolan, University College Dublin


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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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