Redefining welfare

서지정보

ㆍ발행기관 : 한국사회복지학회 ㆍ수록지정보 : 한국사회복지학
ㆍ저자명 : Lesley Chenoweth

목차

Introduction
The Australian context
A federated model
Broader political and economic changes
Welfare Reform
The Job Network
Centrelink
Outcomes
Implications and issues
References

한국어 초록

As for citizens of other countries, shifts in social policy can significantly affect the lives and
choices of Australians. Over the last two decades changes in Australian social policies have
dramatically altered both how Australians live and how we compare on a number of indicators with other OECD countries. Contrary to popular assumptions about Australia as the ‘lucky’ country and a carefree lifestyle, it is not a country with low levels of poverty or inequality. As economic globalisation gallops ahead, scrutiny of our comparative position becomes more crucial. Just how has social policy, influenced by well established universal ideologies of neo-classical economics, and neo-conservatism, changed to redefine welfare and have wider reaching impacts on families, work, health, education and people with a disability?
It is beyond the scope of this short paper to fully analyse and evaluate all of Australia’s social policy and welfare programs. I have chosen to focus on one aspect of Australian social policy, that of welfare reform. This suite of policies and programs is of particular importance from the standpoint of first, its target group – those needing income security assistance, second, its impact on social welfare programs and the social workers who work in them and third, the wider impacts on inequality in Australia and our attitudes to those in need.

영어 초록

As for citizens of other countries, shifts in social policy can significantly affect the lives andchoices of Australians. Over the last two decades changes in Australian social policies havedramatically altered both how Australians live and how we compare on a number of indicators with other OECD countries. Contrary to popular assumptions about Australia as the ‘lucky’ country and a carefree lifestyle, it is not a country with low levels of poverty or inequality. As economic globalisation gallops ahead, scrutiny of our comparative position becomes more crucial. Just how has social policy, influenced by well established universal ideologies of neo-classical economics, and neo-conservatism, changed to redefine welfare and have wider reaching impacts on families, work, health, education and people with a disability? It is beyond the scope of this short paper to fully analyse and evaluate all of Australia’s social policy and welfare programs. I have chosen to focus on one aspect of Australian social policy, that of welfare reform. This suite of policies and programs is of particular importance from the standpoint of first, its target group – those needing income security assistance, second, its impact on social welfare programs and the social workers who work in them and third, the wider impacts on inequality in Australia and our attitudes to those in need.

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