Battlers and Billionaires
the updated story of inequality in australia
$29.60
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
7 October 2024
Summary
Battlers and Billionaires: Unpacking Inequality in Australia
Is Australia fair enough? And why does inequality matter anyway?
From egalitarian beginnings, Australian inequality rose through the nineteenth century. Then we became more equal again, with inequality falling markedly from the 1920s to the 1970s. Now, inequality is returning to the heights of the 1820s. The housing and cost-of-living crises we face are some of the defining issues of our time.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781760645243 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1760645249 |
| Author: | Andrew Leigh |
| Publisher: | Black Inc. |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 7 October 2024 |
| Weight: | 206g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 129mm x 16mm |
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About The Author
Andrew Leigh
Andrew Leigh is Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, Treasury and Employment, and the Federal Member for Fenner in the ACT. Before being elected in 2010, he was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. His books include The Shortest History of Economics, The Luck of Politics and Randomistas.
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