How Australia compares / Rodney Tiffen and Ross Gittins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tiffen, Rodney, author.

Gittins, Ross, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Australia--Politics and government--21st century.

Australia.

Australia--Economic conditions--21st century.

Australia--Social life and customs--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

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.

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

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-275).

ISBN:

1-107-14992-4

0-511-31439-6

1-280-47799-7

0-511-19541-9

0-511-19607-5

0-511-19403-X

0-511-48159-4

0-511-19477-3

OCLC:

171138816