Down and out: Poverty and exclusion in Australia (Studies in Poverty, Inequality and Social Exclusion series)

This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure. Acknowledgments List of abbreviations one Introduction and overview Dimensions of social disadvantage Implications for research methods Engaging with the community Poverty and deprivation Social exclusion Outline of the book two Income poverty Introduction What poverty means Measuring poverty Poverty line studies Poverty in Australia Recent changes in poverty risks How does Australia compare internationally? Summary three Beyond low income: economic resources, financial hardship and poverty Introduction The resource exclusions approach The validation approach Summary four Experiencing poverty: the voices of poverty and disadvantage Introduction The Left Out and Missing Out Project The voices of disadvantage Identifying disadvantage: the survey instrument Overview of sample characteristics Summary five Identifying the essentials of life The concept of deprivation Applying the deprivation approach Identifying the essentials of life The essentials of life: basic results The pattern of essentials Is there a consensus? Is the approach robust? Identifying domains Summary six Measuring deprivation Introduction Identifying deprivation Prevalence, deprivation and inferred deprivation The deprivation profile Multiple deprivation Patterns of deprivation Sensitivity analysis: the weighting issue Identifying core deprivation items Tests of reliability and validity Factor analysis of deprivation An application: deprivation and pension adequacy Summary seven A new poverty measure Introduction The profiles of deprivation and poverty Poverty, deprivation and well-being Predicting the risk of poverty and deprivation Is there a deprivation threshold? Overlap analysis Consistent poverty Summary eight Defining social exclusion and the social inclusion agenda Introduction Inclusion as a policy priority Definition, discourse and metaphor A spectrum of definitions Exclusion and poverty The role and nature of indicators Combining the indicators: an overall index? Domains of exclusion The Australian social inclusion agenda Summary and implications nine Identifying social exclusion Introduction Recent research Three domains of exclusion Multiple exclusion Characteristics of those in deep exclusion Overlap between exclusion and poverty Exclusion and subjective well-being Summary ten Conclusions and implications Introduction Summary of the main findings Implications for policy Implications for research The research–policy interface References Index "For the past fifty years, urban planning has revolved around the presumed necessity of perpetual growth and development. Contending that the supposed benefits of endless growth cannot--and should not--be taken for granted, The Future of Planning comprises a timely exploration of alternative urban development models. Filled with practical suggestions that establish a new planning agenda, it proposes new ways to protect and enhance existing low-value land uses as well as the means of managing community assets within the built environment. This book will be essential reading for planning students, scholars, and practitioners." --Publisher description. "This landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Drawing on the author’s extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners, it explains the limitations of existing approaches and presents new findings that build on the insights of disadvantaged Australians and views about the essentials of life, providing the basis for a new deprivation-based poverty measure." -- Back cover Drawing on the author's extensive research expertise and his links with welfare practitioners , this landmark study provides the first comprehensive assessment of the nature and associations between the three main forms of social disadvantage in Australia: poverty, deprivation and social exclusion. Peter Saunders. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 253-269) And Index.