A valuable contribution to research and policy: Reviewing four decades of Australian poverty research

Australian Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-32

  Saunders, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

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EID: 17944380827     PISSN: 01576321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1839-4655.2005.tb00956.x     Document Type: Article

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