The causes of poverty
Loading...
Supplementary material
Other Title
Authors
Haigh, David
Author ORCID Profiles (clickable)
Degree
Grantor
Date
2015-03
Supervisors
Type
Journal Article
Ngā Upoko Tukutuku (Māori subject headings)
Keyword
inequality
poverty
New Zealand
government policies
neoliberalism
Piketty,Thomas (1971-)
Tressell, Robert (1870 –1911)
income inequality
wealth inequality
poverty
New Zealand
government policies
neoliberalism
Piketty,Thomas (1971-)
Tressell, Robert (1870 –1911)
income inequality
wealth inequality
ANZSRC Field of Research Code (2020)
Citation
Haigh, D. I. (2015). The causes of poverty.Community Network. 14-16 Auckland, New Zealand: Auckland District Council of Social Services.
Abstract
The recent debate on poverty in New Zealand presents a number of arguments, manifestations, causes and solutions. Many see the root causes in the neo-liberal polices since the mid 1980s, policies that resulted in the further enrichment of the wealthy and a consequentia l growing gap between rich and poor.
Oxfam (NZ Herald. 16 .6.2014) showed that the top 10% in New Zealand hold 58% of the country's wealth and the top 1% has 25% of the wealth . This latter figure represents greater wealth than the bottom 70% of the population. Government countered that the situation had not worsened over the past decade. This is cold comfort because at the same time it has not improved.
Publisher
Auckland District Council of Social Service
Permanent link
Link to ePress publication
DOI
Copyright holder
Auckland District Council of Social Service
Copyright notice
All rights reserved