Peter Saunders

About The Author

Peter Saunders was the Director of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales between 1987 and 2007, where he now holds a Research Chair in Social Policy. His research interests and publications cover: poverty, social exclusion and social security; economic and social inequality; household living standards; and comparative social policy. He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1995 and was the first President of the Australian Social Policy Association between 2009 and 2012.

Books by Peter Saunders

Revisiting Henderson

Poverty, social security and basic income

By Peter Saunders
Reform of the system must recognise, respect and reinforce its profound impact on the lives and wellbeing of millions of Australians, not only during childhood and retirement but also when unexpected needs arise in-between. It is time for a fundamental reassessment of how the system can best prom...
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