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100 1 $aSaunders, Peter,$d1948-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83319239
245 10 $aWelfare and inequality :$bnational and international perspectives on the Australian welfare state /$cPeter Saunders.
260 $aCambridge, UK ;$aNew York, NY, USA :$bCambridge University Press,$c1994.
263 $a9403
300 $axv, 319 pages :$billustrations ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 292-313) and index.
505 0 $a1. Introduction: Welfare and Inequality -- 2. Past Developments and Future Prospects for Social Security in Australia -- 3. An Economic Perspective on the Provision and Finance of Community Services -- 4. Efficiency and Effectiveness in Social Policies: An International Perspective -- 5. Economic Rationalism and the Welfare State -- 6. The Social Wage, Living Standards and Inequality -- 7. Income Distribution in Comparative Perspective: Concepts and Results -- 8. Poverty: Concepts and Measurement -- 9. Poverty and Deprivation in the 1980s.
520 $aSince World War Two, maintenance of the welfare state has been seen as an essential part of government in most democratic capitalist countries. Yet over the past two decades the welfare state has been under increasing pressure. On the one hand, rapid social and economic change has left many people vulnerable and dependent on social institutions, while on the other, deteriorating economic prospects have led to calls to cut welfare expenditure.
520 8 $aThis book introduces key concepts and arguments in the welfare state debate and questions the views of those who argue for further cutbacks.
520 8 $aIt looks at the role, nature and effects of the welfare state in contemporary society; the links between the welfare state and the economy, particularly the problems facing the Australian welfare state in the economic, social and demographic environment of the 1990s; and the success of the Australian welfare state in achieving its aims of improving economic equality and social cohesion.
520 8 $aThese issues are considered in the light of the experiences of comparable countries which can offer lessons to Australia. The book confirms that from an international perspective, Australia is not as egalitarian a nation as we might think.
520 8 $aPeter Saunders also examines how the economic rationalists succeeded in convincing people in the 1980s that economic performance was dependent upon diminishing the size of the public sector and social welfare spending. He provides a convincing counter-argument to this view which has been held on both sides of politics even since economic rationalism fell out of favour.
520 8 $aWritten by an economist for people who don't necessarily have a background in economics, this book makes an important contribution to the discussion of social issues by one of the best-known figures in the debate. It will be of interest to people in economics, sociology, social work, political science and social and public policy.
650 0 $aIncome distribution$zAustralia.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008123107
650 0 $aIncome distribution.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85064765
650 0 $aSocial security$zAustralia.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010113701
650 0 $aSocial security.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85124036
650 0 $aPoverty$zAustralia.
650 0 $aPoverty.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105939
650 0 $aPublic welfare$zAustralia.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008110248
650 0 $aPublic welfare.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85108846
852 00 $bleh$hHC610.I5$iS38 1994