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Poverty and Wealth Report for Austria
August 2004, Andreas Höferl, Paul Pöchhacker, 92 pages
On 92 pages and based on countless data and facts, this first "Poverty and Wealth Report for Austria" confirms what many have already suspected: in Austria, both poverty and wealth are on the increase. Meanwhile, Austria’s rich share more than 2,100 billion euros in financial and material assets. To which extent, in particular riches exist and grow, exceeds all expectations. And still, there is a public discussion going on as to how the benefits of the poorest in Austria could be cut. The Report provides many arguments, why and how wealth should contribute to the common good.