Gordon Ternowetsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 5822368 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gordon Ternowetsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gordon |
| FAMILY NAME | Ternowetsky |
| SIGNATURE | TERNOWETSKY G |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1986 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Income Tax and Inequality
This paper examines 1981 taxation returns for the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada as a whole. The analysis examined the extent to which legal tax breaks benefit the rich and act to reinforce income inequality. The question of what constitutes government social spending is also raised. It is argued that tax breaks are a form of social expenditure that result in a tremendous drain on government revenue. The findings show that if progressive tax…
Holiday taking and socio-economic status in Australia
This paper tests the influence of socio-economic status on three indicators of leisure: holiday taking as a measure of actual leisure behaviour, and recreational aspirations and expectations as indicators of the activities people prefer. The findings show that people of different socio-economic status aspire to the same forms of leisure behaviour. There are, however, systematic and consistent differences related to socio-economic status in holida…
An Australian Test of Economic and Political Models of Welfare State Expenditures
This paper tests 'political' and 'economic' models of welfare expenditure with post-World War II Australian data. The major antecedents of welfare spending for the overall time period (1945-1979) appeared to be economic growth as mediated by the age of the population and program incrementalism. It was shown, however, that this view misleads rather than clarifies the influence of different factors during specific periods within the overall time se…
Work Orientations of the Poor and Income Maintenance
Attitudes towards work are compared between a non‐poverty sample and a group of poor involved in an experimental income maintenance scheme. Two problems are examined. The first tests work orientation differences between the poor and the non‐poor. The second assesses the supposed ‘work disincentive effect’ of income maintenance. Contrary to the ‘culture of poverty’ thesis and the logic underlying many policy efforts, it was found that the poor are…
Income Maintenance and the Culture of Poverty in Australia
Work Orientations of the Poor and Income Maintenance
Attitudes towards work are compared between a non‐poverty sample and a group of poor involved in an experimental income maintenance scheme. Two problems are examined. The first tests work orientation differences between the poor and the non‐poor. The second assesses the supposed ‘work disincentive effect’ of income maintenance. Contrary to the ‘culture of poverty’ thesis and the logic underlying many policy efforts, it was found that the poor are…
Work Orientations of the Poor and Income Maintenance
Attitudes towards work are compared between a non‐poverty sample and a group of poor involved in an experimental income maintenance scheme. Two problems are examined. The first tests work orientation differences between the poor and the non‐poor. The second assesses the supposed ‘work disincentive effect’ of income maintenance. Contrary to the ‘culture of poverty’ thesis and the logic underlying many policy efforts, it was found that the poor are…
Income Maintenance and the Culture of Poverty in Australia
An Australian Test of Economic and Political Models of Welfare State Expenditures
This paper tests 'political' and 'economic' models of welfare expenditure with post-World War II Australian data. The major antecedents of welfare spending for the overall time period (1945-1979) appeared to be economic growth as mediated by the age of the population and program incrementalism. It was shown, however, that this view misleads rather than clarifies the influence of different factors during specific periods within the overall time se…
Holiday taking and socio-economic status in Australia
This paper tests the influence of socio-economic status on three indicators of leisure: holiday taking as a measure of actual leisure behaviour, and recreational aspirations and expectations as indicators of the activities people prefer. The findings show that people of different socio-economic status aspire to the same forms of leisure behaviour. There are, however, systematic and consistent differences related to socio-economic status in holida…
Income Tax and Inequality
This paper examines 1981 taxation returns for the Province of Saskatchewan and Canada as a whole. The analysis examined the extent to which legal tax breaks benefit the rich and act to reinforce income inequality. The question of what constitutes government social spending is also raised. It is argued that tax breaks are a form of social expenditure that result in a tremendous drain on government revenue. The findings show that if progressive tax…
Economics (5 works) · Demographic economics (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Demography (2 works) · Development economics (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Inequality (2 works) · Labour economics (2 works)