Politics, Inequality and the Australian Welfare State After Liberalisation
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Politics, Inequality and the Australian Welfare State After Liberal...
Neoliberalism has made Australia less equal and our welfare system more brutal. But it has also changed the politics of inequality. Using examples from health to housing, unemployment to universities, this book identifiesopportunities to make a more equal Australia.
A must-read book about how neoliberalism has made Australia less equal and the welfare system more brutal. Using examples from health to housing, unemployment to universities, this book identifies opportunities to make a more equal Australia.
Neoliberalism has transformed work, welfare, and democracy. However, its impacts, and its future, are more complex than we often imagine. Alongside growing inequality, social spending has been rising. Medicare was entrenched alongside privatization.
How do we understand this contradictory politics, and what opportunities are there to advance equality? Politics, Inequality and the Australian Welfare State After Liberalisation takes the three big drivers of inequalityβconditionality of benefits, marketisation of services, and financialisation of the life courseβto explore how inequality has been contested.
Alongside the rise of the market, it reveals the building blocks of a more egalitarian order and opportunities for new models of solidarity based on an ethic of care.
Series: Anthem Studies in Australian Politics, Economics and Society
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781839995323
Publisher: Anthem Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 May 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Anthem Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 13.0mm
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 299g
Pages: 218
About the Author
Ben Spies-Butcher is an Associate Professor of Economy and Society at Macquarie University. He has published and commented widely on Australian politics, economics, and inequality.
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