inequality (9781927131510) - bwb sales sheet
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The rise in wealth disparity has made New Zealand an unequal nation. Inequality is a powerful force: it harms all of society. Contributors include leading specialists, economic researchers and journalists.TRANSCRIPT
RRP: $39.99 • 240 x 170 mm • 260 pages ISBN: 9781927131510 • ISTC: A0220120000222C3 Print and e-book publication: June 2013
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InequalityA New Zealand crisis – and what we can do about it
Max Rashbrooke (ed)
As the gap between rich and poor has widened dramatically across the developed world, New Zealand has experienced one of the most rapid increases in inequality of any country. This has become a source of concern to many New Zealanders, as evidence suggests that it divides communities and harms us all.
So dramatic has been this shift from a supposedly egalitarian society that the future hasbecomedifficulttograsp.Whataretheoptions for – and barriers to – tackling the gap between rich and poor?
This book presents key facts about New Zealand’s rising inequality and makes a powerful case for its devastating impact. Expert contributors provide analyses and tell the stories that show how this ‘fair country’ has changed. And they outline sound strategies for a fairer and economically stronger future.
This book will begin to reshape the debate on inequality in New Zealand. Editor Max Rashbrooke is a regular participant in discussions, seminars and presentations, as the debate grows.
Published with the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services
Author informationMaxRashbrookeisaWellingtonjournalistandauthor. He has written for national newspapers and magazines in New Zealand and the UK, including the Guardian, the Herald, the National Business Review, and the Listener. He was also the 2011 recipient of the Bruce Jesson Award. Read more: www.maxrashbrooke.org.nz
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Key sales points
• This topic affects all New Zealanders, and is receiving urgent concern across media, politics and wider society.
• An inclusive work, with contributions from across a broad spectrum of New Zealand society, designed to build a platform for debate.
• Combines robust analysis with personal, often vivid, accounts of life amidst the range of inequalities in modern New Zealand.
• Publication will be accompanied by lectures and events across New Zealand, with significantmediainterestexpected.
Contents PART ONE: THE INEQUALITY CRISIS1. Whyinequalitymatters/MaxRashbrooke2. Wherewearenow/MaxRashbrooke3. Causes,historiesandmyths/MaxRashbrooke
PART TWO: ISSUES AND DEBATES4. Whatkindsofinequalitymatter?/Jonathan
Boston5. InequalityinWesternsocieties/RobertWade6. Astrongereconomy/GaneshNana7. Investingininfrastructure/ColinJames
PART THREE: CONSEQUENCES8. Pasifikaissues/KarloMila9. Inequalityandeducation/CathyWylie10.Buildinginequality/PhilippaHowden
Chapman, Sarah Bierre and Chris Cunningham11. InequalityandMaoriissues/EvanTeAhu
PoataSmith12.Thecriminalisationofpoverty/KimWorkman
and Tracey McIntosh
PART FOUR: FUTURES 13.Tacklinginequality/PaulBarber14.Educationandskills/PaulDalziel15.Sharingtherewardsofwork/NigelHaworth16.Levellingtheplayingfield/MikeO’Brien17.Maorifutures/LindaTuhiwaiTeRinaSmith
The contributorsPaul Barber Policy analyst at the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services Sarah Bierre ResearcherinHeKaingaOranga,HousingandHealthResearchProgramme,UniversityofOtagoProfessor Jonathan Boston Personal chair in public policy, School of Government,VictoriaUniversityofWellingtonProfessor Chris Cunningham DirectoroftheresearchcentreforMāoriHealthandDevelopment,MasseyUniversityProfessor Paul Dalziel Professor of economics at Lincoln University Professor Nigel Haworth Specialist on employment relations, Auckland UniversityProfessor Philippa Howden-Chapman DeputyHeadofDepartmentofPublicHealth,UniversityofOtago,andProgrammeDirectortheCentre for Sustainable CitiesColin JamesApoliticaljournalistofnearly40years’experience,andmanagingdirectoroftheHugoGroupforecasting panelTracey McIntoshSeniorlecturerintheDepartmentofSociology,Auckland UniversityKarlo Mila Awardwinningpoet,recentlycompletedaPhDinsociologyonPacificpeoplesGanesh Nana ChiefeconomistatresearchfirmBERLAssociate Professor Mike O’BrienChairoftheChildPovertyActionGroup–aleadingfigureinwelfaredebatesAssociate Professor Evan Te Ahu Poata-Smith Head of indigenous studies at the University of WollongongMax Rashbrooke Journalist, recipient of the 2011 Bruce Jesson AwardProfessor Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina SmithProViceChancellor(Maori)attheUniversity ofWaikatoProfessor Robert Wade Professor of political economy at the London School of EconomicsKim Workman Founder and director of the campaign group Rethinking Crime and PunishmentCathy Wylie Chief researcher at the New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Stories and studiesPersonal stories, viewpoints and case studies providereallifeexamplestoillustratethebook’sarguments. These stories reveal:• Lifeonabenefit• Workingandstruggling• Aniwibasedfuture• Ruralpoverty• Thewelfareinvestment• Aphilanthropist’sviewpoint• Strugglingandfailing• TheRichList• Workinginpartnership• ReshapingChristchurch• Lifeonthebreadline• Ayoungperson’sviewpoint• Universalbasicincome• Abusinessviewpoint• Intergenerationalequity• TheGlobalFinancialCrisis