1. Introduction -- 2. Why do disparities occur and how might we understand them? -- 3. Suburbs of advantage and disadvantage -- 4. Mining, tourism, sea-changers and agriculture -- 5. Good things come in small packages, but what about small towns? -- 6. Commentary says bush is in bad shape: Is that really the case?
Summary
Social and economic change in Australia has resulted in the emergence of disparities in advantage and disadvantage between metropolitan communities and regional localities, towns and cities. This book uses up-to-date data to re-analyse the patterns, and consider policy issues that arise
Analysis
Australia -- Social conditions
Cities and towns
Educational status
Equality -- Australia
Income distribution
Living standards
Occupations
Rural urban comparisons
Skills
Social indicators -- Australia
Social justice -- Australia
Socioeconomic status
Statistics
Suburbs
Unemployment
Wealth distribution
Notes
ISBN prepublication record
PB
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Also available in electronic format via the World Wide Web; address as of 4th September, 2009: http://publications.epress.monash.edu/toc/fle/1/1
