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Emeritus Professor Peter Saunders

Emeritus Professor Peter Saunders

Emeritus Professor

BSc DipEc S'ton, PhD Syd, FASSA

Arts, Design & Architecture
Social Policy Research Centre

Peter Saunders was the Director of the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) from February 1987 until July 2007, and now holds a Research Chair in Social Policy within the Centre. His research interests include poverty and income distribution, household needs and living standards, social security reform, comparative social policy and ageing and social protection in China.

His recent books include The Ends and Means of Welfare. Coping with Economic and Social Change in Australia (Cambridge University Press, 2002), The Poverty Wars, Reconnecting Research with Reality and (with James Walter) Ideas and Influence. Social Science and Public Policy in Australia (both published by UNSW Press in 2005).

He was elected a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1995, and has worked as a consultant for the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, the OECD, the IMF, the Asian Development Bank, the International Social Security Association, and the Royal Commission on Social Policy in New Zealand. He was appointed a Sciential Professor by UNSW in 2006, in recognition of his research contribution and eminence. He is currently the President of the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS) and in 2009 was elected the first President of the Australian Social Policy Association.

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Phone
+61 2 9385 7806
E-mail
p.saunders@unsw.edu.au
Location
306 Goodsell Building
  • Books | 2017
    Saunders P, 2017, Preface
    Books | 2011
    Saunders P, 2011, Down and Out, Bristol University Press,
    Books | 2011
    Saunders PG, 2011, Down And Out: Poverty And Exclusion In Australia, Original, Policy Press, Bristol, United Kingdom
    Books | 2010
    Saunders P; Sainsbury R, 2010, Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rich and Poorer Countries, Saunders PG; Sainsbury R, (ed.), 1st, Intersentia, Mortset,
    Books | 2007
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y; Griffiths M, 2007, Towards new indicators of disadvantage: deprivation and social exclusion in Australia, University of New South Wales, Sydney,
    Books | 2005
    Saunders PG; Adelamn L, 2005, Income poverty, deprivation and exclusion: a comparative study of Australia and Britain, 4, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW,
    Books | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, Disability, poverty and living standards, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW
    Books | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, The poverty wars: reconnecting research with reality, Original, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney
    Books | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, The role of the State and the family in the living conditions of the aged in China, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW
    Books | 2005
    2005, Ideas and Influence: Social Science and Public Policy in Australia, Saunders PG; Walter J, (ed.), University of New South Wales Press, Sydney
    Books | 2005
    2005, Welfare to Work in Practice: Social Security and Participation in Economic and Social Life, Saunders PG, (ed.), Ashgate, Aldershot
    Books | 2004
    Saunders PG, 2004, Can social exclusion provide a new framework for measuring poverty?, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 2003
    Saunders PG; Brown J; Eardley AC, 2003, Patterns of economic and social participation among FaCS Customers, 1, Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Servics, Canberra
    Books | 2003
    Saunders PG, 2003, Examining recent changes in income distribution in Australia, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 2003
    Saunders PG, 2003, Reviewing the role and structure of pensions in there natural context, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, UNSW
    Books | 2002
    0 , 2002, The Price of Prosperity: The Economic and Social Costs of Unemployment, Saunders PG; Taylor R, (ed.), 1, University of New South Wales, Sydney
    Books | 2002
    Goodin RE; Bittman MP; Rice J; Saunders PG, 2002, The Time-Pressure Illusion: Discretionary Time Versus Free Time, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, The Direct and Indirect Effects of Unemployment on Poverty and Inequality, 1118, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, The Ends and Means of Welfare, 1, Cambridge University Press, Sydney, NSW
    Books | 2000
    Eardley AC; Saunders PG; Evans C, 2000, Community Attitudes Towards Unemployment, Activity Testing and Mutual Obligation, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 2000
    Saunders PG; Thomson CM; Evans C, 2000, Social Change and Social Policy, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 1998
    Saunders PG; Chalmers JJ; Mchugh MH; Murray CL; Bittman MP; Bradbury BW, 1998, The development of indicative budget standards for Australia, Original, Department of Social Security, Canberra
    Books | 1998
    Saunders PG; Smeeding TM, 1998, How do the elderly in Taiwan fare cross-nationally?evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study project, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, Defining poverty and identifying the poor: reflections on the Australian experience, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney,
    Books | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, Global pressures, national responses: the Australian welfare state in context, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, Household budgets and income distribution over the longer term: evidence for Australia, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
    Books | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, Using budget standards to assess the well-being of families, Original, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney
  • Book Chapters | 2022
    Saunders P; Wong H; Tang VMY, 2022, 'Adult, child and sibling deprivation in Hong Kong', in Poverty and Inequality in East Asia: Work, Family and Policy, pp. 109 - 128
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Chan J; Saunders P, 2021, 'Introduction: Big Data and Social Policy', in Chan J; Saunders P (ed.), Big Data for Australian Social Policy, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, Canberra, pp. 11 - 21,
    Book Chapters | 2021
    Saunders P, 2021, 'Inequality and Poverty', in Béland D; Leibfried S; Morgan KJ; Obinger H; Pierson C (ed.), , Oxford University Press, pp. 716 - 732,
    Book Chapters | 2020
    Saunders P, 2020, 'The development, value and application of budget standards: reflecting on the Australian experience', in Deeming C (ed.), MINIMUM INCOME STANDARDS AND REFERENCE BUDGETS: INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE POLICY PERSPECTIVES, POLICY PRESS, pp. 139 - 154,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Saunders P; Jingwei He A, 2019, 'Introduction', in Social Protection in East Asian Chinese Societies, Routledge, pp. 1 - 7,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2019, 'Poverty as Relative Deprivation: Application, Analysis and Implications for Social Security', in Saunders P (ed.), Revisiting Henderson: Poverty, social security and basic income, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, pp. 189 - 213
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Saunders P; Wong H; Wong WP, 2019, 'Signposting disadvantage – social exclusion in Hong Kong', in Social Protection in East Asian Chinese Societies, Routledge, pp. 110 - 124,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Saunders P, 2019, 'Poverty', in Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State: Second Edition, pp. 58 - 70,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Saunders P, 2018, 'Poverty', in Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State, Routledge, pp. 58 - 70,
    Book Chapters | 2018
    Shaver S, 2018, 'Gender issues in welfare states', in Routledge Handbook of the Welfare State, Taylor & Francis, pp. 81 - 91,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Saunders PG, 2015, 'Not Just Statistics: Making Children’s Poverty More Visible', in Theoretical and Empirical Insights into Child and Family Poverty, Springer International Publishing, pp. 41 - 57,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Saunders PG, 2015, 'Poverty and Social Disadvantage: Measurement, evidence and action', in Addressing entrenched disadvantage in Australia, CEDA, pp. 21 - 32,
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Saunders P, 2013, 'Poverty', in Greve B (ed.), The Routledge Handbook of the Welfare state, edn. 1st, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 59 - 70
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Saunders PG; Sainsbury R, 2010, 'Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rich and Poorer Countries: Introduction and overveiw', in Saunders P; Sainsbury R (ed.), Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rich and Poorer Countries, International Studies on Social Security, edn. 1st, Intersentia, Mortset, pp. 1 - 10,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Saunders PG, 2010, 'Deprivation, Social Exclusion and Social Security in Australia', in Saunders P; Sainsbury R (ed.), Social Security, Poverty and Social Exclusion in Rich and Poorer Countries, International Studies on Social Security, edn. 1st, Intersentia, Mortset, pp. 155 - 171,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Saunders PG, 2010, 'Inequality and Poverty', in Castles FG; Leibfried S; Lewis J; Obinger H; Pierson C (ed.), Oxford Handbook of the Welfare State, edn. 1, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 526 - 538,
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Saunders PG, 2009, 'Income support for families and the living standards of children', in Kamerman SB; Phipps S; Ben Arieh A (ed.), From Child Welfare to Child Well-Being: Children?s Well-being: Indicators and Research Vol. 1, Springer, Netherlands, pp. 275 - 292,
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Saunders PG, 2007, 'Poverty', in Galligan B; Roberts W (ed.), Oxford Companion to Australian Politics, edn. Original, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, pp. 450 - 452,
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'A perennial problem: employment, joblessness and poverty', in Engaging the new world: responses to the knowledge economy, edn. Original, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, pp. 306 - 325
    Book Chapters | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'Disability, poverty and living standards: reviewing Australian evidence and policies', in Disability and Social Justice: Evidence and Policy, edn. 1st, Policy Press, Bristol, pp. 63 - 78
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Bittman MP; Saunders PG, 2005, 'Australian couples and the paradox of modernity: earning more and it enjoying it less', in Manderson L (ed.), Rethinking Wellbeing, edn. Original, API Network, Perth, pp. 109 - 135
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Saunders PG; Sun L, 2005, 'Pension reform in China: Imperative, constraints and outcomes', in Smyth R; Kit Tam O; Warner M; Jiuhua Zhu C (ed.), China`s Business Reforms: institutional challenges in a globalized economy, edn. Original, Routledge Curzon, New York, pp. 157 - 176
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, 'Bridging the welfare to work divide: Economic and social participation among income support recipients in Australia', in Saunders P (ed.), Welfare to Work in Practice: Social Security and Participation in Economic and Social Life, edn. Original, Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 43 - 65
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, 'Introduction: Reconsidering the policy sciences', in Saunders P; Walter J (ed.), Ideas and Influence: Social Science and Public Policy in Australia, edn. Original, University of New South Wales Press, Sydney, pp. 1 - 20
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, 'Reviewing recent trends in wage income inequality in Australia', in Lanbury R; Isaacs J (ed.), Labour Market Deregulation: Rewriting the rules, edn. Original, Federation Press, Sydney, pp. 68 - 88
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, 'Social exclusion as a new framework for measuring poverty', in Smyth P; Reddel T; Jones A (ed.), Community and Local Governance in Australia, edn. Original, UNSW Press, Sydney, pp. 245 - 261
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, 'Welfare to Work in Practice: Introduction and overview', in Saunders P (ed.), Welfare to Work in Practice: Social Security and Participation in Economic and Social Life, edn. Original, Ashgate, Aldershot, pp. 1 - 7
    Book Chapters | 2004
    Saunders P; Sun L, 2004, 'Pension reform in China: Imperatives, constraints and outcomes', in China's Business Reforms: Institutional Challenges in a Globalised Economy, pp. 146 - 164,
    Book Chapters | 2004
    Saunders PG, 2004, 'The welfare reform agenda', in Boreham P; Stokes G; Hall R (ed.), The Politics of Australian Society: Political Issues for the New Century, edn. 2, Longmanns, pp. 319 - 337
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Saunders PG, 2003, 'Income distribution and redistribution', in McAlister I; Dorwick S; Hassan R (ed.), The Cambridge handbook of the Social Sciences, edn. 1, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 118 - 137
    Book Chapters | 2002
    Saunders PG; Bradbury BW, 2002, 'Changes across Australian generations', in ABS (ed.), Australian Social Trends, edn. Original, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Canberra
    Book Chapters | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'Introduction: The Reality and costs of unemployment', in The Price of Prosperity: The Economic and Social Costs of Unemployment, edn. 1, University of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 1 - 12
    Book Chapters | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'The impact of unemployment on poverty, inequality and social Exclusion', in The Price of Prosperity: The Economic and Social Costs of Unemployment, edn. 1, University of New South Wales, Sydney, pp. 175 - 193
    Book Chapters | 2001
    Fincher R; Saunders PG, 2001, 'The Complex Contexts of Australian Inequality', in Fincher R; Saunders P (ed.), Creating Unequal Futures?, edn. Original, Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, pp. 1 - 37
    Book Chapters | 2001
    Pinyopusarerk M; Saunders PG, 2001, 'Popularity and Participation: Social Security Reform in Australia', in Erik Schokkaert (ed.), Ethics and Social Security Reform, edn. Original, Ashgate Publishing Limited, Aldershot, UK, pp. 143 - 163
    Book Chapters | 2001
    Saunders PG, 2001, 'Economic Growth and Social Security: Aspects of Recent Asian Experience', in Hoskins DD; Dobbernack D; Kuptsch C (ed.), Social Security at the Dawn of the 21st Century, edn. Original, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, pp. 69 - 97
    Book Chapters | 1999
    Smeeding TM; Saunders PG, 1999, 'How do the elderly in Taiwan fare cross-nationally? Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS) project', in Emerging social economic welfare programs for aging in Taiwan in a world context, edn. Original, Institute of Economics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, pp. 205 - 237
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Saunders PG; O Connor I; Smeeding TM, 1998, 'The distribution of welfare:inequality, earnings capacity and household production in a comparative perspective', in The distribution of welfare and household production, edn. Original, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 75 - 110
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, 'Setting the poverty agenda: the origins and impact of the Henderson Report', in Australia poverty: then and now, edn. Original, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, pp. 52 - 70
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, 'The distribution of work and the distribution of income', in Divided work, divided society: employment, unemployment and income distribution in 1990s Australia, edn. Original, Research Institute for Humanities and Social Scien, Sydney, pp. 117 - 130
    Book Chapters | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, 'The role of indicators of income poverty in the measurement of national progress', in Measuring Progress: Is Life Getting Better?, edn. Original, CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, Vic, pp. 223 - 238
    Book Chapters | 1997
    Saunders PG, 1997, 'Economic adjustment and distributional change: income inequality and poverty in Australia in the 1980s', in Changing patterns in the distribution of economic welfare: an international perspective, edn. Original, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 60 - 83
    Book Chapters | 1997
    Saunders PG, 1997, 'Income distribution and inequality', in The Australian economy (2nd Ed), edn. Original, Allen and Unwin, St Leonards, NSW, pp. 184 - 205
    Book Chapters | 1996
    Saunders PG, 1996, 'Poverty in the 1990`s: achallenge to work and welfare', in Dialogues on Australia`s Future - in Honour of the Late Professor Ronald Henderson, edn. Original, Centre for Strategic Studies, Victoria University, Melbourne, pp. 325 - 350
    Book Chapters | 1993
    Saunders P; Smeeding TM; Coder J; Jenkins S; Fritzell J; Hagenaars AJM; Hauser R; Wolfson M, 1993, 'Non-cash Income, Living Standards and Inequality: Evidence from the Luxembourg Income Study', in Economics in a Changing World, Macmillan Education UK, pp. 198 - 217,
    Book Chapters | 1985
    Saunders P, 1985, 'Space, the City and Urban Sociology', in Social Relations and Spatial Structures, Macmillan Education UK, pp. 67 - 89,
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Bradbury B; Saunders P, 2022, 'Housing costs and poverty: analysing recent australian trends', Journal of Housing and the Built Environment, 37, pp. 1073 - 1091,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y; Wong M, 2022, 'Are recent trends in poverty and deprivation in Australia consistent with trickle-down effects?', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 33, pp. 566 - 585,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y; Wong M, 2022, 'Comparing the Monetary and Living Standards Approaches to Poverty Using the Australian Experience', Social Indicators Research, 162, pp. 1365 - 1385,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y; Wong M, 2022, 'The crumbling pillar: Assessing the impact of housing costs on recent trends in poverty and deprivation in Australia', International Journal of Social Welfare, 31, pp. 421 - 432,
    Journal articles | 2020
    SAUNDERS P, 2020, 'Esther Dermott and Gill Main (eds) (2017), Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK, Volume 1 – The Nature and Extent of the Problem, Bristol: Policy Press, £25.99, pp. 280, pbk. - Glen Bramley and Nick Bailey (eds) (2017), Poverty and Social Exclusion in the UK, Volume 2 – The Dimensions of Disadvantage, Bristol: Policy Press, £32.99, pp. 384, pbk.', Journal of Social Policy, 49, pp. 676 - 678,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Saunders P; Brown JE, 2020, 'Child Poverty, Deprivation and Well-Being: Evidence for Australia', Child Indicators Research, 13, pp. 1 - 18,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2020, 'The overlap between income poverty and material deprivation: Sensitivity evidence for Australia', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 28, pp. 187 - 206,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Saunders P; Brown J; Bedford M; Naidoo Y, 2019, 'Child Deprivation in Australia: A Child-focused Approach', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 54, pp. 4 - 21,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Saunders P; Tang VMY, 2019, 'Adult and child deprivation in Hong Kong', Social Policy and Administration, 53, pp. 820 - 834,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Saunders P; Wong H, 2019, 'Poverty and social disadvantage in Hong Kong', Social Policy and Administration, 53, pp. 817 - 819,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saunders P; Bedford M, 2018, 'New estimates of the costs of children', Family Matters, pp. 19 - 27,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saunders P; Bedford M, 2018, 'New minimum healthy living budget standards for low-paid and unemployed Australians', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 29, pp. 273 - 288,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2018, 'Mapping the Australian Poverty Profile: A Multidimensional Deprivation Approach', The Australian Economic Review, 51, pp. 336 - 350,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saunders P, 2018, 'Monitoring and addressing global poverty: A new approach and implications for Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 29, pp. 9 - 23,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Saunders P, 2018, 'Using a budget standards approach to assess the adequacy of newstart allowance', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 53, pp. 4 - 17,
    Journal articles | 2017
    SAUNDERS P, 2017, 'Hartley Dean and Lucinda Platt (eds.) (2016), Social Advantage and Disadvantage, Oxford: Oxford University Press, £25.00, pp. 400, pbk.', Journal of Social Policy, 46, pp. 648 - 650,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Saunders P; He AJ, 2017, 'Social protection in East Asian Chinese societies: challenges, responses and impacts', Journal of Asian Public Policy, 10, pp. 121 - 127,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Saunders P, 2017, 'Housing costs, poverty and inequality in Australia', Housing Studies, 32, pp. 742 - 757,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Saunders P, 2017, 'Understanding social security trends: an expenditure decomposition approach with application to Australia and Hong Kong', Journal of Asian Public Policy, 10, pp. 216 - 229,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Saunders P; Wong M; Bradbury B, 2016, 'Poverty in Australia since the financial crisis: The role of housing costs, income growth and unemployment', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 24, pp. 97 - 112,
    Journal articles | 2016
    saunders ; Bradbury BW; wong , 2016, 'The growing gap between rich and poor in Australia', Australian Journal of Labour Economics: a journal of labour economics and labour relations, 19, pp. 15 - 32,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders P; Chen KM, 2015, 'Deprivation and the well-being of children and young people in Taiwan', Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 25, pp. 80 - 95,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders P, 2015, 'Book review: Andrew Leigh, Battlers and Billionaires: The Story of Inequality in Australia', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 26, pp. 164 - 169,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders P, 2015, 'Tackling poverty in Hong Kong: Measurement as a prelude to action', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 23, pp. 43 - 56,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders P, 2015, 'Understanding Inequality-Comparatively', Review of Income and Wealth, 61, pp. 587 - 595,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders PG; Watanabe K; Wong M, 2015, 'Poverty and Housing Among Older People: Comparing Australia and Japan', Poverty and Public Policy, 7, pp. 223 - 239,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders PG, 2015, 'Closing the gap: The growing divide between poverty research and policy in Australia', The Australian Journal of Social Issues, 50, pp. 13 - 35,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Saunders PG, 2015, 'Social inclusion, exclusion and well-being in Australia: Meaning and measurement', The Australian Journal of Social Issues, 50, pp. 139 - 157,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Fishburn G; Saunders P; Aspromourgos T, 2014, 'Book Reviews', History of Economics Review, 59, pp. 107 - 117,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Saunders P; Wong H; Wong WP, 2014, 'Deprivation and poverty in Hong Kong', Social Policy and Administration, 48, pp. 556 - 575,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Saunders P; Wong H; Wong WP, 2014, 'Signposting disadvantage - social exclusion in Hong Kong', Journal of Asian Public Policy, 7, pp. 3 - 17,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Saunders P, 2014, 'Poverty in the Midst of Affluence. How Hong Kong Mismanaged Its Prosperity. LEO F. GOODSTADT . Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2013. xÌý+Ìý264 pp. $38.00. ISBN 978-988-8208-21-0', The China Quarterly, 218, pp. 565 - 567,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Saunders P, 2013, 'Introduction to Special Issue', Social Policy and Administration
    Journal articles | 2013
    Saunders P, 2013, 'Introduction: Social Policy Developments in Australasia', Social Policy & Administration, 47, pp. 617 - 622,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Saunders P, 2013, 'Reflections on the Concept of Social Exclusion and the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda', Social Policy & Administration, 47, pp. 692 - 708,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Saunders PG; Wong MO, 2013, 'Examining Australian attitudes to inequality and redistribution', Journal of Australian Political Economy, 71, pp. 51 - 75,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Saunders PG, 2013, 'Researching poverty: Methods, results and impact', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 24, pp. 205 - 218,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Saunders P; Sakai M, 2012, 'Introduction to the Special Issue on Social Policy and Religion', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47, pp. 273 - 279,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Saunders P; Wong M, 2012, 'Estimating the impact of the global financial crisis on poverty and deprivation', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47, pp. 485 - 503,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Saunders P, 2012, 'Changing Fortunes: Income Mobility and Poverty Dynamics in Britain - By Stephen Jenkins', Social Policy & Administration, 46, pp. 346 - 348,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Saunders P, 2012, 'Religiosity, citizenship and attitudes to social policy issues', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 47, pp. 335 - 352,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Saunders PG; Wong MO, 2012, 'The social impact of the global financial crisis in Australia', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 46, pp. 291 - 309
    Journal articles | 2011
    Saunders P; Wong M, 2011, 'Using deprivation to assess the adequacy of Australian social security payments', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 19, pp. 89 - 99,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Saunders P, 2011, 'Reinventing Social Security Worldwide. Back to Essentials – By Vladimir Rys', International Journal of Social Welfare, 20, pp. 221 - 222,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Saunders PG; Deeming C, 2011, 'The impact of the crisis on Australian social security policy in historical perspective', Social Policy and Administration, 45, pp. 371 - 388,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Saunders PG; Wong MO, 2011, 'Pension adequacy and the pension review', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 22, pp. 7 - 26,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Saunders PG; Wong MO, 2011, 'Using Deprivation Indicators to Assess the Adequacy of Australian Social Security Payments', Journal of Poverty and Social Justice, 19, pp. 91 - 101
    Journal articles | 2010
    Saunders PG; Abe A, 2010, 'Poverty and deprivation in young and old: a comparative study of Australia and Japan', Journal of Poverty and Public Policy, 2, pp. 68 - 97,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Saunders PG, 2010, 'Identifying the material and non-material ingredients of the good life', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 45, pp. 53 - 69,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ridge T; Saunders P, 2009, 'Introduction: Themed section on Children's Perspectives on Poverty and Disadvantage in Rich and Developing Countries', Social Policy and Society, 8, pp. 499 - 502,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ridge T; Saunders P, 2009, 'Some Useful Sources', Social Policy and Society, 8, pp. 551 - 554,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2009, 'Poverty, deprivation and consistent poverty', The Economic Record, 85, pp. 417 - 432,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Saunders PG; Wu H, 2009, 'Measuring growth, productivity, income distribution and poverty in transition economies: Progress, challenges and prospects', Review of Income and Wealth, 55, pp. 413 - 422,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Saunders PG; Zhu A, 2009, 'Comparing disadvantage and well-being in Australian families', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 12, pp. 21 - 39,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Saunders P; Eardley T, 2008, 'Australian Journal of Social Issues: Special issue devoted to selected papers from the 2007 Australian Social Policy Conference', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43, pp. 169 - 173,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y; Griffiths M; Bedford M, 2008, 'Towards new indicators of disadvantage: Deprivation and social exclusion in Australia', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 43, pp. 175 - 194,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Saunders P, 2008, 'Measuring wellbeing using non-monetary indicators: Deprivation and social exclusion', Family Matters, 78, pp. 8 - 17
    Journal articles | 2008
    Saunders P, 2008, 'Social exclusion: Challenges for research and implications for policy', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 19, pp. 73 - 92,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Saunders PG; Hill T, 2008, 'A Consistent Poverty Approach to Assessing the Sensitivity of Income Poverty Measures and Trends', Australian Economic Review, 41, pp. 371 - 388
    Journal articles | 2008
    Saunders PG, 2008, 'Measuring well-being using non-monetary indicators', Family Matters, 78, pp. 8 - 17
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2007, 'The deprivation approach and the attainment of human rights, evidence for Australia', Australian Journal of Human Rights, 13, pp. 137 - 155,
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders PG; Davidson PM, 2007, 'Rising poverty is bad for our health', Medical Journal of Australia, 187, pp. 530 - 531
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders PG; Shang X, 2007, 'Using budget standards to estimate the costs of children: the case of Funan County', Journal of Family Studies, 13, pp. 57 - 71
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders PG, 2007, 'Comparing poverty among older people in urban China internationally', China Quarterly, 190, pp. 451 - 465
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders PG, 2007, 'Dentistry, deprivation and poverty', Australian Journal of Public Affairs
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders PG, 2007, 'Mutual obligation, unemployment and well-being', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 10, pp. 167 - 184
    Journal articles | 2007
    Saunders PG, 2007, 'The costs of disability and the incidence of poverty', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 42 (4), pp. 461 - 480,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders P; Eardley T, 2006, 'Introduction to the Symposium on Contemporary Social Issues', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 17, pp. 1 - 5,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG; Adelman L, 2006, 'Income poverty, deprivation and exclusion: a comparative study of Australia and Britian', Journal of Social Policy, 35 (4), pp. 559 - 584
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG; Bradbury BW, 2006, 'Monitoring trends in poverty and income distribution: data, methodology and measurement', The Economic Record, 82 (258), pp. 341 - 364
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG; Sun L, 2006, 'Poverty and hardship among the aged in urban China', Social Policy and Administration, 40, pp. 138 - 157,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'Australian social attitudes. The first report', Australian Journal of Public Administration, 65, pp. 112 - 113
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'Lost Horizons? Social justice and the redistributional imperative', Just Policy: a journal of Australian social policy, 39, pp. 5 - 12
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'Reviewing the role and structure of pensions in their national context', Politics and Policy, 34 (4), pp. 673 - 690
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'The historical development of budget standards for Australian working families', Journal of Industrial Relations, 48 (2), pp. 155 - 173,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'The role of the state and family in the living conditions of older people in urban China: changing attitudes and outcomes', Social Policy and Society, 5 (3), pp. 359 - 372
    Journal articles | 2006
    Saunders PG, 2006, 'Unleashing (labour) market forces: the social policy implications of industrial relations reforms', University of New South Wales Law Journal, 29 (1), pp. 80 - 90
    Journal articles | 2005
    Goodin RE; Rice JM; Bittman MP; Saunders PG, 2005, 'The time-pressure illusion: discretionary time vs free time', Social Indicators Research, 73, pp. 43 - 70
    Journal articles | 2005
    Kim JB; Saunders P; Finn JT, 2005, 'Rapid assessment of soil erosion in the Rio Lempa Basin, Central America, using the universal soil loss equation and geographic information systems.', Environ Manage, 36, pp. 872 - 885,
    Journal articles | 2005
    Saunders PG; Patulny RV; Lee BE, 2005, 'Benchmarking the living standards of Australians using budget standards', Australian Journal on Ageing, 24, pp. 146 - 152
    Journal articles | 2005
    Saunders PG; Siminski P, 2005, 'Home ownership and inequality: imputed rent and income distribution in Australia', Economic Papers, 24, pp. 346 - 367
    Journal articles | 2005
    Saunders PG; Sun L, 2005, 'Economic prosperity and subjective well-being: comparing the aged in Australia and urban China', People and Place, 13, pp. 6 - 14
    Journal articles | 2005
    Saunders PG, 2005, 'A valuable contribution to research and policy: Reviewing four decades of Australian poverty research', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 40, pp. 13 - 32,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Saunders P, 2004, 'Symposium on Social Inclusion: Introduction', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 14, pp. 153 - 155,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Saunders PG; Brown J, 2004, 'Explaining welfare to work transistions among the unemployed', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 7, pp. 397 - 410
    Journal articles | 2004
    Saunders PG, 2004, 'Examining recent changes in income distribution in Australia', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 15, pp. 51 - 73
    Journal articles | 2004
    Saunders PG, 2004, 'The experience of middle Australia. The dark side of economic reform', The Economic Record, 80, pp. 127 - 128
    Journal articles | 2004
    Saunders PG, 2004, 'Toward a credible poverty framework: from income poverty to deprivation', Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning and Social Contexts, 2, pp. 1 - 18
    Journal articles | 2004
    Siminski P; Saunders PG, 2004, 'Accounting for housing costs in regional income comparisons', Australian Journal of Regional Studies, 10, pp. 139 - 155
    Journal articles | 2003
    Saunders PG, 2003, 'It`s offical inequality is increasing again', Impact, Spring, pp. 4 - 5
    Journal articles | 2003
    Saunders PG, 2003, 'Stability and change in community perceptions of poverty: evidence from Australia', Journal of Poverty, 7, pp. 1 - 20,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Siminski P; Saunders PG; Bradbury BW, 2003, 'Reviewing the intertemporal consistency of ABS household income data through comparisons with external aggregates', Australian Economic Review, 36, pp. 333 - 349
    Journal articles | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'Mutual obligation, participation and popularity: Social security reform in Australia', Journal of Social Policy, 31, pp. 21 - 38,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'The Direct and Indirect Effects of Unemploymwnt on Poverty and Inequality', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 5, pp. 507 - 531
    Journal articles | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'The deserving poor: the changing community views on the causes of poverty', Australian Social Monitor, 5, pp. 34 - 38
    Journal articles | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'Using household expenditure to develop an income poverty line', Social Policy and Administration, 36, pp. 217 - 234,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Saunders PG, 2002, 'Working for the dole: Patterns of paid and voluntary work among income support recipients', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 37, pp. 337 - 363
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders P; Shang X, 2001, 'Social security reform in China's transition to a market economy', Social Policy and Administration, 35, pp. 274 - 289,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders P; Skar P, 2001, 'Archetypes, complexes and self-organization.', J Anal Psychol, 46, pp. 305 - 323,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders P, 2001, 'Reflections on Social Security and the Welfare Review', The Australian Economic Review, 34, pp. 100 - 108,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders PG; Shang X, 2001, 'Social Security Reform in China`s Transition to a Market Economy', Social Policy and Administration, pp. 275 - 289
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders PG; Thomson CM; Evans C, 2001, 'Social Change and Economic Prosperity: Attitudes to growth and welfare', Just Policy: a journal of Australian social policy, pp. 4 - 15
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders PG, 2001, 'Growth, Prosperity and the Generation of Inequality', Review of Income and Wealth, 47, pp. 273 - 280,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders PG, 2001, 'Policy Forum: Welfare Reform Reflections on Social Security and the Welfare Review', Australian Economic Review, pp. 100 - 108
    Journal articles | 2001
    Saunders PG, 2001, 'Welfare Reform, Work and the Labour Market', Economic and Labour Relations Review, 12, pp. 151 - 164,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Bradshaw J; Sainsbury R; Saunders PG, 2000, 'Defining Poverty and Identifying the Poor', Experiencing Poverty, pp. 5 - 25
    Journal articles | 2000
    Eardley AC; Saunders PG; Evans C, 2000, 'Community Attitudes Towards Unemployment, Activity Testing and Mutual Obligation', Australian Bulletin of Labour, pp. 211 - 235
    Journal articles | 2000
    Saunders PG; Oconi ; Smytp ; Warbj , 2000, 'Global Pressures, National Responses: The Australian Welfare State in Context', Social Work and the Human Services. Challenges and Change, Longmann, pp. 12 - 29
    Journal articles | 2000
    Saunders PG, 2000, 'Targeting Social Security in Australia and New Zealand', Means Tested or Just Mean?
    Journal articles | 2000
    Saunders PG, 2000, 'The Economic Consequences of Rolling Back the Welfare State', The Economic Record, pp. 206 - 207
    Journal articles | 2000
    Saunders PG, 2000, 'Trends in Earnings Distribution', Australian Social Trends, pp. 145 - 148
    Journal articles | 1999
    SAUNDERS P, 1999, 'Chris Hamnett, Winners and Losers: home ownership in modern Britain, London, UCL Press, 1999, xiv + 224 pp., £13.95 pbk.', Journal of Social Policy, 28, pp. 733 - 766,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Saunders P, 1999, 'Book Review: Jonathan Boston, Paul Dalziel and Susan St. John (eds.), Redesigning the Welfare State in New Zealand (Auckland: Oxford University Press, 1999), pp. ix, 356, $45', Political Science, 51, pp. 187 - 188,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Saunders PG, 1999, 'An Australian budget standard: comparisons with the UK', Benefits: a journal of social security research, pp. 19 - 22
    Journal articles | 1999
    Saunders PG, 1999, 'Budget standards and the costs of children', Family Matters, pp. 63 - 70
    Journal articles | 1999
    Saunders PG, 1999, 'Budget standards and the poverty line', Australian Economic Review, 32, pp. 43 - 61,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Saunders PG, 1999, 'Social security in Australia: mean-tested or just mean?', Social Policy and Administration, 33, pp. 493 - 515,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Nevile JW; Saunders PG, 1998, 'Globalization and the Return to Education in Australia', The Economic Record, 74, pp. 279 - 285,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, 'Poverty and health:exploring the links beween financial stress and emotional stress in Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, pp. 11 - 16
    Journal articles | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, 'Toward a better poverty measure', Focus, 19, pp. 39 - 42
    Journal articles | 1997
    Saunders P; Beilharz P, 1997, 'Book reviews: Capitalism: a Social Audit', The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology, 33, pp. 246 - 247,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Saunders PG; Fine MD, 1997, 'Evaluation and research in social policy', Australian Journal of Social Research, pp. 75 - 94
    Journal articles | 1997
    Saunders PG, 1997, 'Living standards, choice and poverty', Australian Journal of Labour Economics, pp. 49 - 70
    Journal articles | 1996
    Saunders P, 1996, 'Income, health and happiness', Australian Economic Review, 29, pp. 353 - 366,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Saunders PG, 1996, 'Income, health and happiness', Australian Economic Review, 116, pp. 59 - 76
    Journal articles | 1995
    SAUNDERS P, 1995, 'A Correction to ‘Improving Work Incentives in a Meansâ€Tested Welfare System: The 1994 Australian Social Security Reforms’', Fiscal Studies, 16, pp. 126 - 126,
    Journal articles | 1995
    SAUNDERS P, 1995, 'Improving Work Incentives in a Meansâ€Tested Welfare System: The 1994 Australian Social Security Reforms', Fiscal Studies, 16, pp. 45 - 70,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Saunders P, 1995, 'Book reviews : SOCIAL SECURITY IN AUSTRALIA Terry Carney and Peter Hanks Melbourne, Oxford University Press, 1994, xxiv, 352 pp., $32.95 (paperback)', The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Sociology, 31, pp. 111 - 112,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Saunders P, 1995, 'The Welfare State and Poverty: A Reply to Fred Gruen', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 6, pp. 139 - 148,
    Journal articles | 1994
    SAUNDERS P, 1994, 'CAPITALISM, SOCIALISM AND INCOME DISTRIBUTION', Review of Income and Wealth, 40, pp. 351 - 357,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Saunders P; Halleröd B; Matheson G, 1994, 'Making Ends Meet in Australia and Sweden: A Comparative Analysis Using the Subjective Poverty Line Methodology', Acta Sociologica, 37, pp. 3 - 22,
    Journal articles | 1994
    Smith AM, 1994, 'Euthanasia. Present law protects doctors and patients.', BMJ, 309, pp. 471,
    Journal articles | 1993
    ROSS R; SAUNDERS P, 1993, 'THE LABOUR SUPPLY BEHAVIOUR OF SOLE MOTHERS AND MARRIED MOTHERS IN AUSTRALIA: EVIDENCE FROM THE 1986 INCOME DISTRIBUTION SURVEY', Australian Economic Papers, 32, pp. 116 - 133,
    Journal articles | 1993
    SAUNDERS P, 1993, 'Longer Run Changes in the Distribution of Income in Australia', Economic Record, 69, pp. 353 - 366,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Saunders P; Matheson G, 1993, 'Politics, Income Perceptions and Living Standards', Australian Journal of Political Science, 28, pp. 1 - 18,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Saunders P, 1993, 'DEREGULATION AND INEQUALITY', Economic Papers, 12, pp. 28 - 43,
    Journal articles | 1993
    Smeeding TM; Saunders P; Coder J; Jenkins S; Fritzell J; Hagenaars AJM; Hauser R; Wolfson M, 1993, 'POVERTY, TNEQUALTTY, AND FAMTLY LIVING STANDARDS IMPACTS ACROSS SEVEN NATIONS: THE EFFECT OF NONCASH SUBSIDIES FOR HEALTH, EDUCATION AND HOUSING', Review of Income and Wealth, 39, pp. 229 - 256,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Saunders P; Fine M, 1992, 'The Mixed Economy of Support for the Aged in Australia: Lessons for Privatisation', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 3, pp. 18 - 42,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Saunders P, 1992, 'OFFICIAL WELCOME', Australian Journal on Ageing, 11, pp. 5 - 5,
    Journal articles | 1992
    Saunders P, 1992, 'POVERTY, INEQUALITY AND RECESSION', Economic Papers, 11, pp. 1 - 22,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Jones FL; Haward M; Mills S; Norton A; Evans H; Castles FG; Horner DM; Cheeseman G; Richmond K; Mackerras M; Booth D; McAllister I; Chapman R; Klintworth G; Pakulski J; Gruen F; Burnett A; George A; Gill G; Rodan G; Paris C; Higley J; Anthony ; Arnold R; Saunders P; Lone S; Mackerras C; Beddie BD; Beilharz P; Murphy P; Emy H; Neilson D; Smith T; James M; West D; Patton P, 1991, 'Book reviews', Australian Journal of Political Science, 26, pp. 572 - 615,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Saunders P; Bradbury B, 1991, 'Some Australian Evidence on the Consensual Approach to Poverty Measurement', Economic Analysis and Policy, 21, pp. 47 - 78,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Saunders P; Matheson G, 1991, 'An Ever-Rising Tide? Poverty in Australia in the Eighties', The Economic and Labour Relations Review, 2, pp. 143 - 171,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Saunders P; Matheson G, 1991, 'Sole parent families in Australia', International Social Security Review, 44, pp. 51 - 75,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Saunders P; Stott H; Hobbes G, 1991, 'INCOME INEQUALITY IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS AND RECENT TRENDS', Review of Income and Wealth, 37, pp. 63 - 79,
    Journal articles | 1991
    Saunders P, 1991, 'Selectivity and Targeting in Income Support: The Australian Experience', Journal of Social Policy, 20, pp. 299 - 326,
    Journal articles | 1990
    BRADBURY B; SAUNDERS P, 1990, 'HOW RELIABLE ARE ESTIMATES OF POVERTY IN AUSTRALIA? SOME SENSITIVITY TESTS FOR THE PERIOD 1981–82 to 1985–86', Australian Economic Papers, 29, pp. 154 - 181,
    Journal articles | 1990
    Saunders P, 1990, 'POPULATION AGEING AND AGE PENSION POLICY', Australian Journal on Ageing, 9, pp. 49 - 55,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Saunders P, 1989, 'GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME SCHEMES REVISITED, REVISITED', Economic Papers, 8, pp. 88 - 91,
    Journal articles | 1989
    Whiteford P; Bradbury B; Saunders P, 1989, 'Poverty Traps in the Australian Social Security System', Economic Analysis and Policy, 19, pp. 1 - 28,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Saunders P; Hobbes G, 1988, 'Income Inequality in Australia in an International Comparative Perspective', Australian Economic Review, 21, pp. 25 - 34,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Saunders P, 1988, 'GUARANTEED MINIMUM INCOME REVISITED: PARADISE LOST OR GUIDING LIGHT?', Economic Papers, 7, pp. 25 - 32,
    Journal articles | 1988
    Saunders P, 1988, 'Private sector shrinkage and the growth of industrialized economies: Comment', Public Choice, 58, pp. 277 - 284,
    Journal articles | 1987
    Saunders P, 1987, 'An Agenda for Social Security in the Years Ahead', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 22, pp. 409 - 423,
    Journal articles | 1987
    Saunders P, 1987, 'Ronald Mendlesohn (ed.), Finance of Old Age, Centre for Research on Federal Financial Relations, Australian National University, Canberra, 1986, 366 pp., $25 (pbk), no ISBN.', Ageing and Society, 7, pp. 484 - 486,
    Journal articles | 1987
    Stewart RG; Bell S; Saunders P; Abbey R; Chaples E; McAllister I; Palmer I; O'Faircheallaigh C; Maddox G; Garton S; Davidson A; Kellow A; Orchard L; Hazlehurst C; Black D; Watts R; Alomes S; Power JM; Higgins W; Weiss L; McDougall D; Williams RJ; Frendo H; Ballard J; Woodward D; Gill G; Sundhaussen U; Plehwe R; Herr RA; Warhurst J; Pusey M; Head B; Weller P; Davis G; Wanna J; Beilharz P; Boucher D; Smith R; Hume LJ; Francis M; Edwards A; Sawer M, 1987, 'Reviews', Politics, 22, pp. 113 - 160,
    Journal articles | 1985
    Saunders P, 1985, 'Public Expenditure and Economic Performance in OECD Countries', Journal of Public Policy, 5, pp. 1 - 21,
    Journal articles | 1976
    Saunders P, 1976, 'A Guaranteed Minimum Income Scheme for Australia? Some Problems1', Australian Journal of Social Issues, 11, pp. 174 - 186,
  • Working Papers | 2008
    Saunders PG; Wong M, 2008, Deprivation and other indicators of the living standards of older Australians, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, draft report for FaHCSIA,
    Working Papers | 2003
    Siminski P; Saunders PG; Bradbury BW; Waseem S, 2003, Assessing the quality and inter-temporal comparibility of ABS household income distribution survey data, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, Assessing the quality and inter-temporal comparibility of ABS household income distribution survey data,
  • Conference Presentations | 2019
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2019, 'Explaining the Low Overlap between Income Poverty and Material Deprivation: Evidence for Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 09 September 2019 - 11 September 2019
    Reports | 2018
    Davidson P; Saunders P; Bradbury B; Wong M, 2018, Poverty in Australia 2018, Australian Council of Social Service and Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, 2
    Theses / Dissertations | 2018
    Davidson P, 2018, ‘Active willing and able, a comparison of activation policies in Australia, UK, Netherlands and Denmark’,, Sydney,
    Reports | 2018
    Pawson H; Parsell C; Saunders P; Hill T; Liu EY, 2018, Australian Homelessness Monitor 2018, Launch Housing, Melbourne,
    Reports | 2018
    Saunders P; Bedford M; Brown J; Naidoo Y; Adamson E, 2018, Material Deprivation and Social Exclusion Among Young Australians: A child-focused approach, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney,
    Conference Presentations | 2018
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2018, 'Poverty as relative deprivation: application, analysis and implications for social security', presented at Social Security Reform: Revisiting Henderson and Basic Income, Melbourne, 15 February 2018 - 16 February 2018
    Reports | 2018
    Saunders PG; Wong M; Bradbury B; Davidson P, 2018, Inequality in Australia 2018, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney
    Reports | 2017
    Muir K; Hamilton MG; Noone J; Marjolin A; Salignac F; Saunders P, 2017, Exploring Financial Wellbeing in the Australian Context, Centre for Social Impact & Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Naidoo Y; Saunders P; Bedford M, 2017, 'A child-centred approach to measuring child poverty: initial findings of a NSW Study', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 25 September 2017 - 27 September 2017
    Theses / Dissertations | 2017
    Naidoo YS, 2017, The Standard of Living and Well-being of Individuals, UNSW,
    Conference Presentations | 2017
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2017, 'Poverty and Deprivation in Australia: Towards Better Measures and Improved Understanding', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Sydney, 25 September 2017 - 27 September 2017
    Reports | 2017
    Saunders PG; Bedford M, 2017, New Minimum Income for Healthy Living Budget Standards for Low-Paid and Unemployed Australians: summary report, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney,
    Reports | 2017
    Saunders PG; Bedford M, 2017, New Minimum Income for Healthy Living Budget Standards for Low-Paid and Unemployed Australians, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Sydney, SPRC Report 11/17,
    Other | 2016
    Wilkins R (ed.), 2016, 'Material Deprivation’ in R. Wilkins (ed.) The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey: Selected Findings from Waves 1 to 14, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, ,
    Conference Presentations | 2015
    Wong MO; Saunders P, 2015, 'Towards a Better Understanding of Child Poverty: Evidence for Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference (ASPC), 28 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
    Conference Presentations | 2014
    Naidoo Y; Saunders P, 2014, 'Examining the Impact of In-Kind Housing and Health Benefits on Poverty among Older Australians', presented at XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology on Facing an Unequal World: Challenges for Global Sociology, Yokohama, 13 July 2014 - 18 July 2014
    Reports | 2013
    Saunders PG; Wong , 2013, Analysis of Legal Aid NSW client social exclusion survey data, Legal Aid NSW, 16/2013,
    Reports | 2013
    Saunders PG; Wong , 2013, Australia’s progress in the 21st century: pilot program on measuring social progress, 18/2013,
    Conference Papers | 2012
    Hashim R; Omar SKA; Saunders PG, 2012, 'Indicators of poverty and social exclusion in Malaysia: Early findings', in CHUSER 2012 - 2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research, IEEE, Washington, DC, United States, pp. 598 - 603, presented at 2012 IEEE Colloquium on Humanities, Science and Engineering Research, CHUSER 2012, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, 03 December 2012 - 04 December 2012,
    Reports | 2012
    Saunders PG; Wong , 2012, Promoting inclusion and combating deprivation: recent changes in social disadvantage in Australia, 12/2012,
    Reports | 2012
    Saunders PG, 2012, Report for the NSW Child Death Review Team on measuring socioeconomic status, 8/2012
    Reports | 2012
    Skattebol J; Saunders PG; Cass B; Redmond G; Bedford M, 2012, Making a difference: building on young people’s experiences of economic adversity (final report), 6/2012
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Saunders PG; Wong M, 2009, 'Still doing it tough: an update on deprivation and social exclusion among welfare service clients', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference: An Inclusive Society? Practicalities and Possibilities, Sydney, 08 July 2009 - 10 July 2009
    Reports | 2009
    Saunders PG; Wong M, 2009, Still doing it tough: an update on deprivation and social exclusion among welfare service clients, Social Policy Research Centre Report, SPRC Report 7/09,
    Conference Presentations | 2009
    Wong M; Saunders PG, 2009, 'Identifying Disadvantaged Children: Comparing Alternative Approaches', presented at 2nd International Conference of the International Society for Child Indicators, University of Western Sydney, 04 November 2009 - 05 November 2009
    Conference Presentations | 2008
    Naidoo Y; Saunders P; Zhu A, 2008, 'Social Exclusion, Deprivation and the Well-being on Australian Families', presented at Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, 09 July 2008 - 11 July 2008
    Reports | 2008
    Saunders PG; Hill T; Bradbury BW, 2008, Poverty in Australia: Sensitivity analysis and recent trends, Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, SPRC Reports, Report 4/08,
    Conference Papers | 2008
    Saunders PG; Zhu WA, 2008, 'Deprivation, Social Exclusion and the Well-Being of Australian Families', in Proceedings 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, presented at 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 07 July 2008 - 09 July 2008
    Conference Presentations | 2007
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y; Bedford M, 2007, 'Left Out and Missing Out – Deprivation and Social Exclusion in Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 11 July 2007 - 13 July 2007
    Conference Papers | 2007
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2007, 'Poverty, deprivation and human rights', in Saunders P; Naidoo Y (ed.), 6th Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, University of New South Wales, presented at Australian Society of Heterodox Economists Conference, University of New South Wales, 10 December 2007 - 11 December 2007
    Conference Presentations | 2007
    Saunders P; Naidoo Y, 2007, 'The Impact of Unemployment on Well-Being and Happiness in Australia', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, UNSW, Sydney, 11 July 2007 - 13 July 2007
    Reports | 2006
    Saunders PG; Sutherland K; Davidson ; Hampshire A; King S; Taylor J, 2006, Experiencing poverty: the voices of low-income Australians, 14/2006
    Reports | 2004
    Mchugh MH; McNab JW; Smyth C; Chalmers JJ; Siminski P; Saunders PG, 2004, The Availability of Foster Carers, Final Report, with ? Prepared for NSW Department of Community Services, May 2004
    Conference Papers | 2003
    Siminski P; Saunders PG, 2003, 'Low-income before and after housing costs: comparing Australia`s regions', in Social Inclusion: Societal and Organizational Implications for Information Systems, Springer, New York, USA, presented at Social Inclusion, University of New South Wales, 09 July 2003 - 11 July 2003
    Conference Papers | 2000
    Saunders PG; Eardley AC, 2000, 'Lessons for poverty reduction from OECD countries', in Social Security and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia: Proceedings of a Workshop, Social Security and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia: a Workshop, presented at Social Security and Social Development in East and Southeast Asia: a Workshop
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1999
    Shaver SM; Saunders PG, (ed.), 1999, 'Social policy for the 21st century: Justice and Responsibility', Sydney, presented at Social policy for the 21st century: Justice and Responsibility, Sydney, 21 July 1999 - 23 July 1999
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1999
    Shaver SM; Saunders PG, (ed.), 1999, 'Social policy for the 21st century: Justice and Responsibility', Sydney, presented at Social policy for the 21st century: Justice and Responsibility, Sydney, 21 July 1999 - 23 July 1999
    Conference Papers | 1998
    Saunders PG, 1998, 'Economic growth and social security:aspects of recent Asian experience', in 26th General Assembly of the International Social Security Association, 26th General Assembly of the International Social Security Association, Marrakech, pp. 1 - 21, presented at 26th General Assembly of the International Social Security Association, Marrakech
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1998
    Saunders PG; Eardley AC, (ed.), 1998, 'Welfare Issues and Policy Challenges at the End of the Millenium', Perth, WA, presented at Welfare Issues and Policy Challenges at the End of the Millenium, Perth, WA, 26 June 1998
    Conference Papers | 1997
    Saunders PG, 1997, 'Do inequalities in income cause inequalities in health? (keynote address)', in Crampton P; Howden-Chapman P (ed.), Socioeconomic Inequalities and Health Conference, Socioeconomic Inequalities and Health Conference, Wellington, pp. 9 - 36, presented at Socioeconomic Inequalities and Health Conference, Wellington, 09 December 1997 - 10 December 1997
    Conference Papers | 1997
    Saunders PG, 1997, 'Social policy in East-Asia and the Pacific area in the twenty-first century', in International Symposium Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Japan College of Social Work, International Symposium Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Japan College of Social Work, pp. 108 - 122, presented at International Symposium Commemorating 50th Anniversary of Japan College of Social Work
    Conference Papers | 1997
    Saunders PG, 1997, 'The re-emergence of poverty as a research and policy issue', in Facts and Fancies of Human Development, Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Occasional Paper Series 1/2000, Cunninghama Lecture and Annual Symposium 1997, Canberra, pp. 54 - 78, presented at Cunninghama Lecture and Annual Symposium 1997, Canberra, 09 November 1997
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1997
    Saunders PG; Eardley AC, (ed.), 1997, 'National Social Policy Conference, States, markets, communities: remapping the boundaries', University of New South Wales, presented at National Social Policy Conference, States, markets, communities: remapping the boundaries, University of New South Wales
    Conference Proceedings (Editor of) | 1997
    Saunders PG; Eardley AC, (ed.), 1997, 'National Social Policy Conference, States, markets, communities: remapping the boundaries', University of New South Wales, presented at National Social Policy Conference, States, markets, communities: remapping the boundaries, University of New South Wales
    Conference Papers | 1996
    Saunders PG, 1996, 'Dawning of a new age?', in Aging and the Elderly in Asia, Aging and the Elderly in Asia, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 17 - 43, presented at Aging and the Elderly in Asia, Tokyo, Japan
    Conference Papers | 1995
    Saunders PG, 1995, 'Unpacking inequality: wage incomes, disposable incomes and living standards', in Conference on Equity, Efficiency and Welfare, Conference on Equity, Efficiency and Welfare, Melbourne, presented at Conference on Equity, Efficiency and Welfare, Melbourne, 01 November 1995 - 02 November 1995
    Preprints |
    Saunders P; Brown J; Eardley T, Patterns of Economic and Social Participation Among FaCs Customers, ,
    Preprints |
    Saunders P, Dawning of a New Age?: The Extent, Causes and Consequences of Aging in Australia, ,

My Teaching

HDR supervision
Professor Peter Saunders is keen to supervise PhD candidates with an interest in social policy, measurement, causes and consequences of poverty; budget standards and household needs; income distribution and economic inequality; economic aspects of social security; social policy and the welfare state; comparative social policy, including in OECD and East Asian countries; public finance, including taxation policy and the role of government in the economy; international comparisons of government size and economic performance.

Professor Saunders currently supervises: , , , , , and .