{"product_id":"australias-welfare-wars-by-philip-mendes-9781742234786","title":"Australia's Welfare Wars","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fully revised third edition of \u003cem\u003eAustralia’s Welfare Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRather than concentrating on the history of the welfare state, or the process of making social policy, Mendes examines welfare politics in Australia from a broad political perspective, exploring the role played by key socio-economic players and their respective ideologies in the political struggles around welfare. The book looks closely at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe influence of ideas and ideologies – such as neoliberalism, laborism, social democracy, and social investment – on the welfare state\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ehow different local interest and lobby groups influence welfare policy\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003ethe significant impact of economic globalisation, and global social policy trends, on Australian welfare policy debates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47558900285676,"sku":"9781742234786","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781742234786-australia-s-welfare-wars.jpg?v=1776919987","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/australias-welfare-wars-by-philip-mendes-9781742234786","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}