The Experience of Middle Australia

The Dark Side of Economic Reform

Bibliographic Data

ID23396331
AuthorsMichael Pusey (0000-0002-0976-6788, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author)
Year2003
Publication date2003-03-27
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueExperience of Middle Australia (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511481628
OpenAlexW4231359095
Open LibraryOL34438429M
ISBN9780511481628
LanguageEN
Citations received82

This book puts middle Australia under the microscope, examining how quality of life is faring in the face of change and uncertainty. 400 Australians from around the country shared their experiences of work, family, and community for this book, creating a striking picture of Australian society into a new millennium. This lived experience is set against hard data so that we can truly understand the impact - good and bad - of economic restructuring on the broad Australian middle class. Meticulously researched, it mounts a moral and intellectual counter-argument to economic reform. A sequel to the best-selling Economic Rationalism in Canberra, Michael Pusey's book will be equally important.

Argument (complex analysis) · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Middle class · Political science · Quality (philosophy) · Restructuring · Set (abstract data type) · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics) · Engineering · History · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Social Issues and Policies