The lowest rung : voices of Australian poverty /

This is a fascinating and moving portrait of the people who are suffering in a more divided and less egalitarian Australian society. Based on the author's conversations with hundreds of people living in three areas commonly described as 'disadvantaged'- Inala in Queensland, Mount Drui...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peel, Mark, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2003.
Subjects:
Poor > Australia.
Poverty > Australia.
Pauvres > Australie.
Pauvreté > Australie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Poverty & Homelessness.
Poor.
Poverty.
Australia.
Poverty
Social conditions
Interviews
Unemployment
Welfare measures
Equity
Social justice
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; A NOTE ON NAMES AND WORDS; CAST OF CHARACTERS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter One DESCRIBING DISADVANTAGE; Chapter Two HEROES; Chapter Three SUFFERING; Chapter Four ANGER; Chapter Five LOSS; Chapter Six HOPE; CONCLUSION; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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