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Trends in neighbourhood inequality of Australian, Canadian, and United States of America cities since the 1970s
Author(s) -
Hunter Boyd Hamilton
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
australian economic history review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.493
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 1467-8446
pISSN - 0004-8992
DOI - 10.1111/0004-8992.00039
Subject(s) - inequality , neighbourhood (mathematics) , disadvantage , economic inequality , deregulation , welfare , economics , demographic economics , development economics , economic geography , geography , political science , market economy , mathematical analysis , mathematics , law
It is important to locate recent increases in neighbourhood inequality and economic segregation of Australian cities within the international debate about increasing urban disparities. The present article uses standard inequality techniques to show that neighbourhood inequality is increasing within Australian, Canadian, and USA cities. While the labour market status of people in poor neighbourhoods is similar for Australia and the USA, there is an almost inexorable trend towards increasing income inequality, probably reflecting ongoing labour market deregulation and the stricter welfare regimes that have been in place since the 1980s. Policy options to deal with locational disadvantage and increased economic segregation are also considered in detail.