Welfare and Inequality: National and International Perspectives on the Australian Welfare State

by Peter Saunders

Over the past few decades the welfare state has been under increasing pressure. Rapid social and economic change has left many people dependent on social institutions, while deteriorating economic prospects have led to calls to cut welfare expenditure. This book introduces key concepts in the welfare state debate and questions the arguments for further cutbacks. It examines: - the role, nature and effects of the welfare state in contemporary society...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521455944
• ISBN13: 9780521455947
• Release Date: July 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"