Salvatore Babones (@sbabones) is a senior lecturer in sociology & social policy at the University of Sydney and an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS).
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& Social Policy
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NSW 2006 AUSTRALIA
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British and Greek workers strike for all of us
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/british-greek-workers-strike/ ...The war on workers in the wake of the global financial crisis isn’t limited to one country. It is a worldwide effort to reduce government services and restrict worker rights. In today’s globalized world, when workers anywhere take a stand, they stand for all of us. READ MORE
The other 99 percent: How the U.S. Compares
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/99-percent-compares/ ...Occupy movements have now sprung up in at least 20 countries, and probably more. They all speak, in one way or another, for the other 99 percent. But the other 99 percent means different things in different places. READ MORE
How to afford a raise for retired workers: A flat tax for social security
Originally published at: http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20111130/OPINION01/ ...A flat Social Security tax would generate over $100 billion more every year than the current regressive tax. In a time of high debt and budget deficits, that’s money the government could desperately use. READ MORE
After the deficit reduction supercommittee, back to school
Originally published at: http://inequality.org/deficit-reduction-supercommittee-schoo ...Now that the Deficit Reduction Supercommittee has apparently failed to reach a consensus on how to cut the trillion-dollar federal budget deficit, the field is open for new ideas. READ MORE
Three models for Latvian development: Alabama, Singapore, Finland
Originally published at: http://liia.lv/blogs/2-uncategorised/39Latvia will have to follow one of the three paths that other middle-income countries around the world have used to grow (or try to grow) into the top tier of the world-economy. READ MORE
Since 1969 the poverty line has not been updated for changes in the standard of living. When we say that a family lives in poverty today, what we really mean is that that family lives in what was considered to be poverty in 1969. READ MORE
Unemployment: It’s worse than you think
Originally published at: http://www.joinchangenation.org/blog/post/unemployment-its-w ...Everyone knows that America’s unemployment rate is high. At 9.0%, it’s so high that 1 out of every 11 people is unemployed. Unfortunately, the real situation is worse than the official statistics suggest. READ MORE
Centralized labor agreements in Finland have served the country well. The Finnish system delivered a cumulative 37% increase in real wages for Finnish workers over the past ten years. READ MORE
