Peter Travers
Biographic Data
| ID | 4239492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Travers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Travers |
| SIGNATURE | TRAVERS P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Quasi‐markets for the Social Services
The Elusive Quest for ‘Those Most in Need’
It seems plausible to argue that scarce resources such as social security payments should be targeted to those most in need, and that income should play a large role in defining need. Even though some aspects of targeting, such as whether to have tapered means tests or not, are obviously political in nature, it may appear that at least the identification of ‘those most in need’ in terms of income is largely a technical exercise. The argument of t…
Beware the Magicians! Walzer's spheres of justice and the Australian welfare state
(1988). Beware the Magicians! Walzer's spheres of justice and the Australian welfare state. Politics: Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 110-114
Contingent and Noncontingent Effects of Unemployment
Does unemployment set its victims on a permanent downward trail in terms of future occupation? Interviews of a randomly selected group of 177 men who survived the Depression of the 1930s, and who are currently living in Adelaide, South Australia, showed that half had experienced unemployment during the 1930s. Though unemployment was concentrated overwhelmingly among men of working-class origin, the formerly unemployed experienced such high rates …
Unemployment and the Downward Trail
This study reviews the evidence that unemployment sets its victims on a downward trail, or cycle, that will permanently blight their lives. The evidence suggests that such a downard trail may occur, but it is by no means inevitable. The variations in national and historical experience suggest that the crucial factor lies in the kinds of opportunity offered the former unemployed in their later lives
Quasi‐markets for the Social Services
The Elusive Quest for ‘Those Most in Need’
It seems plausible to argue that scarce resources such as social security payments should be targeted to those most in need, and that income should play a large role in defining need. Even though some aspects of targeting, such as whether to have tapered means tests or not, are obviously political in nature, it may appear that at least the identification of ‘those most in need’ in terms of income is largely a technical exercise. The argument of t…
Contingent and Noncontingent Effects of Unemployment
Does unemployment set its victims on a permanent downward trail in terms of future occupation? Interviews of a randomly selected group of 177 men who survived the Depression of the 1930s, and who are currently living in Adelaide, South Australia, showed that half had experienced unemployment during the 1930s. Though unemployment was concentrated overwhelmingly among men of working-class origin, the formerly unemployed experienced such high rates …
Unemployment and the Downward Trail
This study reviews the evidence that unemployment sets its victims on a downward trail, or cycle, that will permanently blight their lives. The evidence suggests that such a downard trail may occur, but it is by no means inevitable. The variations in national and historical experience suggest that the crucial factor lies in the kinds of opportunity offered the former unemployed in their later lives
Unemployment and the Downward Trail
This study reviews the evidence that unemployment sets its victims on a downward trail, or cycle, that will permanently blight their lives. The evidence suggests that such a downard trail may occur, but it is by no means inevitable. The variations in national and historical experience suggest that the crucial factor lies in the kinds of opportunity offered the former unemployed in their later lives
Contingent and Noncontingent Effects of Unemployment
Does unemployment set its victims on a permanent downward trail in terms of future occupation? Interviews of a randomly selected group of 177 men who survived the Depression of the 1930s, and who are currently living in Adelaide, South Australia, showed that half had experienced unemployment during the 1930s. Though unemployment was concentrated overwhelmingly among men of working-class origin, the formerly unemployed experienced such high rates …
Beware the Magicians! Walzer's spheres of justice and the Australian welfare state
(1988). Beware the Magicians! Walzer's spheres of justice and the Australian welfare state. Politics: Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 110-114
Quasi‐markets for the Social Services
The Elusive Quest for ‘Those Most in Need’
It seems plausible to argue that scarce resources such as social security payments should be targeted to those most in need, and that income should play a large role in defining need. Even though some aspects of targeting, such as whether to have tapered means tests or not, are obviously political in nature, it may appear that at least the identification of ‘those most in need’ in terms of income is largely a technical exercise. The argument of t…
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Unemployment (2 works)