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The Ends and Means of Welfare: Coping with Economic and Social Change in Australia
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Ends and Means of Welfare: Coping with Economic and Social Change in Australia
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Peter Saunders
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:316 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Political economy |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521524438
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Classifications | Dewey:361.994 |
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Audience | Professional & Vocational | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
13 August 2002 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This book explores the relation between economic liberalism and social policy in Australia. How do social policies operate in a fiercely individualist market economy, and if the market is expected to provide solutions to social problems, what role ought the government take to ensure that it does so? Why is it that quality of life in Australia has diminished as the economy has undergone sustained growth? These are just a few of the key questions Peter Saunders asks in this thoroughly researched book. Saunders draws upon the most up-to-date research, and particularly recent national surveys conducted by the Social Policy Research Centre. What the book does very well is cover the key trends in economic and social policy over the past 25 years, showing how economic liberalism, despite all positive economic indicators, has contributed to an increase in unemployment, inequality, social dysfunction and alienation.
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