Australia's welfare wars revisited : the players, the politics and the ideologies /
This book explores the role played by ideologies and lobby groups in determining welfare state outcomes with specific reference to up-to-date theories about globalisation.
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Sydney :
University of New South Wales Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | Rev. ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. The Historical, Political and Ideological Context of the Welfare State
- 1. The historical and political development of the Australian welfare state
- 2. Leading the backlash: The neoliberal critique of the welfare state
- 3. Driving the backlash? The impact of globalisation on welfare states
- 4. Defending and reforming the welfare state
- Pt. 2. The Political Parties and Contemporary Welfare Policy Debates: Towards Ideological Convergence
- 5. Liberal Party policy: From the 'forgotten people' to 'mutual obligation
- 6. Labor Party policy: From the wage earners' welfare state to social inclusion
- Pt. 3. Interest Groups and the Welfare State
- 7. Defending the welfare state: The Australian Council of Social Service
- 8. Other interest groups
- 9. The churches, faith-based welfare and social justice
- 10. Social policy analysis:A case study of young people leaving state care
- 11. The future of the Australian welfare state.