Using deprivation to assess the adequacy of Australian social security payments

Journal of Poverty and Social Justice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 89-99

  Saunders, Peter ^a   Wong, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adequacy; Age pensions; Deprivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873917509     PISSN: 17598273     EISSN: 17598281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/175982711X573969     Document Type: Article

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