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Stilwell, Frank & Kirrily Jordan: Who gets what?

Stilwell, Frank & Kirrily Jordan

Who Gets What? Analysing Economic Inequality in Australia, Cambridge University Press, Port Melbourne, Vic., 2007

Ranges widely over Australian history with an emphasis on the years since 1960.

Why have the incomes of corporate executives dramatically outstripped those of other workers? Do people’s income and wealth reflect differences in their contributions to the Australian economy? Do big economic inequalities damage productivity and social cohesion? Why isn’t Australia a more egalitarian society? (blurb)

A review is here. The main author discusses his book here and there is an article here on the same themes as the book.