Who Cares?: Life on Welfare in Australia

by Eve Vincent

The twentieth-century Australian welfare state made the bold promise to care for its citizens. But since the 1990s, social security has become increasingly conditional and punitive in its provision of this so-called care. Who Cares? outlines the perspectives of people affected by two recent welfare measures, offering an urgent account of the implications of these reforms. Eve Vincent has interviewed people who were impacted by the controversial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0522878954
• ISBN13: 9780522878950
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Melbourne University
• Length: 192 Pages