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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10799454355748 |
| SKU: | A5L/2609/K543 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR840 (5) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: General |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
POVERTY AND PROGRESS in New Zealand
by W.B. Sutch
DESCRIPTION
Format: small softcover
Published: Modern Books 1941, 1st edition
Size (mm): 125 w x 185 h x 20 d
Pages: 153
SKU: A5L/2609/K543
ABOUT
An influential social and economic history book written by the prominent New Zealand economist, public servant, and intellectual W.B. Sutch.
The text provides a critical reassessment of New Zealand's economic development, social welfare systems, and the living standards of its working class from the early colonial days up through the late 1960s. Sutch argued against the prevailing myth of New Zealand as a flawless egalitarian paradise, using dense statistical data to detail systemic poverty, social inequality, and economic vulnerability.
Well illustrated throughout with monochrome images, drawings, charts and diagrams.
CONDITION
Excellent with only light wear/marks on covers, spotting on end papers, no stamps or inscriptions, front flap of jacket remaining only.
IMAGES
Are of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce
See our later edition also listed.
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