Socioeconomic status
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China and India: a ‘New Great Game’ founded on historic mistrust and current competition
This paper examines the ongoing strategic competition and rivalry between India and China, suggesting it can be seen as a ‘New Great Game’, with parallels to the original ‘Great Game’ played out between Britain and Russia for control of South and Central Asia in the 19th century. It argues that like the original, the current...
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Completing university in a growing sector: is equity an issue?
This report details the findings from a research project funded by the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education that explores data tracking student cohorts through the higher education system – from commencement to completion. Characteristics are linked to likelihood of completion in order to target retention policies for ‘at-risk’ groups.
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Location, vocation, aspiration: findings from mission Australia’s youth survey 2014
Mission Australia’s latest report considers the findings of their annual youth survey in relation to the socio-economic status (SES) of the area in which people live.
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The Gippsland regional resilience monitor: socio-economic and liveability dimensions - executive summary
This executive summary integrates findings from two reports: - Developing a Regional Resilience Monitor - The Development of the Gippsland Economic Modelling Tool As an initiative of the Latrobe Valley Industry and Employment Roadmap, the reports’ findings focus on three Gippsland local government areas: Baw Baw Shire Council, Latrobe City Council and Wellington Shire Council...
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Renewing Australia’s promise: will young Australians be better off than their parents?
Examines whether the current generation of young people will be better or worse off than their parents. Foreword Youth policy is too often relegated to the edge of the public discourse. It is often considered in isolation, as a niche policy area, separate to the big economic and social challenges facing the ‘adult’ nation. The...