{"product_id":"poverty-and-progress-in-new-zealand-by-w-b-sutch-1941","title":"POVERTY AND PROGRESS in New Zealand by W.B. Sutch","description":"\u003cp\u003ePOVERTY AND PROGRESS in New Zealand\u003cbr\u003eby W.B. Sutch\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003eFormat: small softcover\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Modern Books 1941, 1st edition\u003cbr\u003eSize (mm): 125 w x 185 h x 20 d\u003cbr\u003ePages: 153\u003cbr\u003eSKU: A5L\/2609\/K543\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eABOUT\u003cbr\u003eAn influential social and economic history book written by the prominent New Zealand economist, public servant, and intellectual W.B. Sutch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWell illustrated throughout with monochrome images, drawings, charts and diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION\u003cbr\u003eExcellent with only light wear\/marks on covers, spotting on end papers, no stamps or inscriptions, front flap of jacket remaining only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIMAGES\u003cbr\u003eAre of the actual item and depict all need to know detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREMARKS\u003cbr\u003eScarce\u003cbr\u003eSee our later edition also listed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unicorn Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56238092779812,"sku":"A5L\/2609\/K543","price":39.95,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1013\/1901\/6740\/files\/3924515724319771537.png?v=1788990309","url":"https:\/\/unicornbooks.co.nz\/products\/poverty-and-progress-in-new-zealand-by-w-b-sutch-1941","provider":"Unicorn Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}