Inequality and Arbitration of Wages in Australia; an Historical Perspective

Flora Gill

No 70, Working Papers from University of Sydney, School of Economics

Abstract: This paper evaluates the debate in the literature on the extent to which a concern for egalitarianism has been a feature of Australia's wage-fixing system during the current century. An alternative interpretation of the historical record is proposed, along with an alternative concept of egalitarianism. A new conclusion about the degree of concern for egalitarianism follo ws.

Date: 1983-12
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