How Australia compares / Rodney Tiffen and Ross Gittins.

By:

Tiffen, Rodney

Contributor(s):

Gittins, Ross

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 282 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

051119403X
9780511194030
052183578X
9780521835787
0511196075
9780511196072
0511192614
9780511192616
0511195419
9780511195419
9780511481598
0511481594
1280477997
9781280477997
1107149924
9781107149922
0511314396
9780511314391
0511194773
9780511194771

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: How Australia compares.DDC classification:

994 22

LOC classification:

HC603 .T53 2004eb

Online resources:

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Contents:

COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; READING THE TABLES; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1 PEOPLE; 2 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS; 3 ECONOMY; 4 WORK AND THE LABOUR FORCE; 5 GOVERNMENT TAXES AND SPENDING; 6 HEALTH; 7 EDUCATION; 8 INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL WELFARE; 9 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; 10 ENVIRONMENT; 11 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 12 TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTING; 13 MEDIA; 14 FAMILY; 15 GENDER; 16 LIFESTYLES AND CONSUMPTION; 17 CRIME AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS; 18 RELIGION, VALUES AND ATTITUDES; SOURCES AND REFERENCES; TABLES

Summary: How Australia Compares is a handy reference that compares Australia with 17 other developed democracies on a wide range of social, economic and political dimensions. Whenever possible, it gives not only snapshot comparisons from the present, but charts trends over recent decades or even longer. Its scope is encyclopaedic, offering comparative data on as many aspects of social life as possible, from taxation to traffic accidents, homicide rates to health expenditure, and international trade to internet usage. It uses a highly accessible format, devoting a double-page spread to each topic, with tables on one page and a clear explanation and analysis on the facing page. In each discussion the focus is to put the Australian experience into international perspective, drawing out the implications for its performance, policies and prospects.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-275).

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How Australia Compares is a handy reference that compares Australia with 17 other developed democracies on a wide range of social, economic and political dimensions. Whenever possible, it gives not only snapshot comparisons from the present, but charts trends over recent decades or even longer. Its scope is encyclopaedic, offering comparative data on as many aspects of social life as possible, from taxation to traffic accidents, homicide rates to health expenditure, and international trade to internet usage. It uses a highly accessible format, devoting a double-page spread to each topic, with tables on one page and a clear explanation and analysis on the facing page. In each discussion the focus is to put the Australian experience into international perspective, drawing out the implications for its performance, policies and prospects.

English.

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