ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF FARM POVERTY

David P. Vincent

Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1976, vol. 20, issue 2, 16

Abstract: The results of the Henderson Poverty Inquiry's 1973 farm household income survey are discussed and supplemented by income distributions based on taxation returns from 1968/69 to 1972/73. It is concluded that much low income 'poverty' is temporary, being the product of the instability of agriculture. A case is made for the inclusion of wealth in farm and non-farm welfare comparisons. Proposals aimed at directly increasing incomes are discussed and hypothetical income distributions are presented to indicate the impact of the Henderson Inquiry's guaranteed income scheme on farm income distributions.

Keywords: Agricultural; Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1976
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.22684

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