Markets, Rights and Power in Australian Social Policy (Public and Social Policy Series) - Softcover

Book 1 of 7: Public and Social Policy
 
9781920899950: Markets, Rights and Power in Australian Social Policy (Public and Social Policy Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1920899952 ISBN 13: 9781920899950
Publisher: Sydney University Press, 2015

Synopsis

The provision of social services in Australia has changed dramatically in recent decades, raising a range of important questions about financial and democratic accountability: 'who benefits', 'who suffers' and 'who decides'. This book explores these developments through rich case studies of a diverse set of social policy domains. The case studies demonstrate a range of effects of marketisation, including the impact on the experience of consumer engagement with social service systems, on the distribution of social advantage and disadvantage, and on the democratic steering of social policy.


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About the Authors

Gabrielle Meagher is a professor of social policy at Macquarie University.

Susan Goodwin is senior lecturer in policy studies at the University of Sydney.

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Publisher
Sydney University Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1920899952
ISBN 13 
9781920899950
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
366
Editor
Meagher Professor Gabrielle, Goodwin Associate Professor Susan