Australia's welfare wars : the players, the politics and the ideologies / Philip Mendes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mendes, Philip, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--Australia.

Public welfare.

Welfare state--Australia.

Welfare state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (411 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, [Australia] : University of New South Wales Press, 2017.

Summary:

In this fully revised third edition of Australia's Welfare Wars , Philip Mendes questions many of the key values and assumptions that determine contemporary social welfare policies, and the factors and forces that shape these policies in Australia.

Contents:

The development of the welfare state: History, politics and ideology

The neoliberal critique: Leading the backlash

The impact of globalisation: Driving the backlash?

Defence and reform of the welfare state: Towards greater equity

Liberal Party policy: Forgotten people to mutual obligation

Labor Party policy: Wage earners' welfare state to social inclusion

The Australian Greens: Foremost supporters of the welfare state

The Australian Council of Social Service: Defending the welfare state

Contributors to the debate: Business, trade unions, social workers, media and consumers

Faith-based welfare and social justice: Christianity, Judaism and Islam

Social policy analysis: Young people leaving state care

The future of Australia's welfare state: Towards or away from welfare retrenchment?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 19, 2017).

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781742248134

1742248136

9781742242675

1742242677

OCLC:

959921230