The Lowest Rung
Voices of Australian Poverty
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- Author: Mark Peel, Monash University, Victoria
- Date Published: October 2003
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- isbn: 9780521537599
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This original account of the impact of growing economic inequality upon the poorest segments of Australian society lets those most harshly affected by poverty reveal their fears, hopes and dilemmas. It is largely based on the author's conversations with hundreds of individuals living in three areas commonly described as "disadvantaged" in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Read more- This outstanding book is the first of its kind in this country. It shows the real face of poverty, by giving the people most harshly affected by economic rationalism a voice
- The book is based on well over 250 interviews with people living and working in three of Australia's most disadvantaged areas
- This book is destined to become a classic
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'Peel provides a welcome contrast to the drier statistical debates over poverty lines and relative poverty. He succeeds in taking us through a range of emotions that the experience of disadvantage generates.' Dr Alastair Greig, Australian National University
See more reviews'This is an important and refreshing approach to poverty in Australia. It offers a new and lively perspective on a much-researched topic, and one that breaks out of the narrow social policy focus of the bulk of this literature.' Professor Stephen Garton, University of Sydney
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- Date Published: October 2003
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521537599
- length: 224 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
- weight: 0.34kg
- contains: 1 map
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction: journeys
1. Describing disadvantage
2. Heroes
3. Suffering
4. Anger
5. Loss
6. Hope
Conclusion.
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