Politics, Inequality and the Australian Welfare State After Liberalisation

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.

List of contents

Tables and Figures; Prelude; Chapter 1 Politics Reconstructed; Chapter 2 Liberalisation in Australia; Chapter 3 Residualising Welfare; Chapter 4 Marketising Welfare; Chapter 5 Financialising the Life Course; Chapter 6: Hybrid Policy Making; Chapter 7: Challenging Liberalised Welfare; References; Index

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.

Product details

• Authors: Ben Spies-Butcher
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9781839995323
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-532-3
• Dimensions: 153 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 299 g
• Series: Anthem Studies in Australian Politics, Economics and Society
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Australian & Oceanian, Politics & government, Politics and government, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Society and culture: general, Central / national / federal government policies, Australian Welfare State