National Institute of Population and Social Security Research

Foreign Scholar Lecture Series

National Institute of Population and Social Security Research




Date and time 14:00 - 16:00, April 18 (Wed.), 2007

Place: NIPSSR on the 6th floor of Hibiya Kokusai Building at Uchisaiwai-cho Meeting Room No.4 (TEL 03-5253-1111 ext.4484)


Lecturer: Prof. Peter Saunders(Director and Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Australia)

Title: "Income inequality and poverty in Australia"

About the lecture:
There are many attempts to internationally compare the poverty and the inequality between developed countries of OECD and EU. Among the developed countries, Australia possesses unique character because, even though it is one of the Anglo-Saxon countries, it has constructed public pension and other social protection mechanisms which are quite different from other countries. This lecture, presented by one of the leading researcher on inequality, poverty and deprivation in Australia, focuses on the most recent development in inequality and poverty research down under.

About Prof. Saunders:
Prof. Saunders is one of the most renowned researchers on poverty and deprivation in Australia and the world. He has been involved in not only researches in Australia, but also internationally collaborative research projects worldwide. Prof. Saunders serves as the Australian counterpart to the OECD Income Distribution Project and Luxembourg Income Study. He has also worked at OECD during the 1980s.

Notice:
The lecture and the discussion will be given in English only (No interpretation). If you wish to attend, please register either by e-mail or fax.


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