Social democracy and the crisis of equality : Australian social democracy in a changing world / Carol Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Carol, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Socialism--Australia.

Socialism.

Australia.

Socialist parties.

Social justice.

Equality.

Australia--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xi, 228 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]

Summary:

This book analyses social democratic parties' attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called 'crisis' of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally.The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the intersections and potential tensions that result. Meanwhile there are new challenges for equality policy arising from a changing geo-economics (the rise of Asia), the legacies of neoliberalism and the impact of technological disruption.

Contents:

Social democracy and the crisis of equality: the background

Social democracy and racial/ethnic equality

Gender: from male breadwinner to the independent adult worker

Sexuality: from morality to equality

Class equality in a capitalist economy: wages, work and welfare

Feeling equal: affective citizenship and the politics of equality

Social democracy and economic equality in the Asian century

Technological disruption and equality: future challenges for social democracy

Conclusion: social democracy and the crisis of equality.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

981136298X

9789811362989

OCLC:

1080547893