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Australia's Welfare Wars : the Players, the Politics and the Ideologies.
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. --Provided by publisher.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of New South Wales Press,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; About the Author; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part 1: The Australian welfare state in context; 1. The development of the welfare state: History, politics and ideology; 2. The neoliberal critique: Leading the backlash; 3. The impact of globalisation: Driving the backlash?; 4. Defence and reform of the welfare state: Towards greater equity; Part 2: Australian political parties and the welfare state; 5. Liberal Party policy: Forgotten people to mutual obligation.
- 6. Labor Party policy: Wage earners' welfare state to social inclusion7. The Australian Greens: Foremost supporters of the welfare state; Part 3: Interest groups and the welfare state; 8. The Australian Council of Social Service: Defending the welfare state; 9. Contributors to the debate: Business, trade unions, social workers, media and consumers; 10. Faith-based welfare and social justice: Christianity, Judaism and Islam; 11. Social policy analysis: Young people leaving state care; 12. The future of Australia's welfare state: Towards or away from welfare retrenchment?; Glossary; References.