Title Contesting the Australian way : states, markets and civil society / edited by Paul Smyth and Bettina Cass

Published Cambridge ; Melbourne : Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Description vii, 280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Pt. I. Overviews: States, Markets and Private Life. 1. States, Markets and the Global Dimension: An Overview of Certain Issues in Political Economy / Hugh Emy. 2. The Social Policy Context / Bettina Cass -- Pt. II. Historical Perspectives: Australian Settlements? 3. The Australian Settlement and Australian Political Thought / Graham Maddox. 4. The Australian Way / Jill Roe. 5. Remaking the Australian Way: The Keynesian Compromise / Paul Smyth. 6. Unmaking the Australian Keynesian Way / Tim Battin -- Pt. III. Public Institutions, Civil Society and Social Movements. 7. Public Sector Reform and the Australian Way / Lionel Orchard. 8. Government and Civil Society: Restructuring Community Services / Deborah Brennan. 9. Social Movements, Democracy and Conflicts over Institutional Reform / Jocelyn Pixley -- Pt. IV. Transformations of Economy and State. 10. Economic Restructuring in Australia: Policy Settlements, Models of Economic Development and Economic Rationalism / Stephen Bell 11. Economic Rationalism: Social Philosophy Masquerading as Economic Science / J. W. Nevile. 12. The Accord and Industrial Relations: Lessons for Political Strategy / Roy Green -- Pt. V. The New (In)compatibilities: The Welfare State and Competitive Markets. 13. Is Australia Particularly Unequal? Traditional and New Views / Peter Whiteford. 14. A Competitive Future: The Industry Commission and the Welfare Sector / John Ernst. 15. Working Nation and Beyond as Market Bureaucracy: The Introduction of Competition Policy in Case-Management / Michael Wearing and Paul Smyth Summary "Since the 1980s public policy has been perceived as being in a crisis of uncertainty, the result of a century of protectionist policies inaugurated in a so-called 'Australian settlement'. We are told that consolidating the market imperative, both in economic and social policy, is the way out of this crisis. In this book, a leading group of writers challenge this view, calling for reassertion of a 'mixed' rather than a purely 'market' economy and reaffirmation of the egalitarianism that has characterised past Australian social policy."--BOOK JACKET Analysis ALP policy Competition Economic policy Federal issue Globalisation Liberal Party policy Policy process Policy sciences Social contract Social policy Unemployment Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 241-264 Subject Keynesian economics. SUBJECT Australia -- Economic policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114310 -- 1990-2001 Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 1990-2001 Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 1990-2001 Australia -- Social policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100478 -- 1990-2001 Australia -- Economic policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114310 -- 1990- Australia -- Economic policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114310 Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009600 Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 1990- Australia -- Social conditions http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 -- 1990- Australia -- Social conditions. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114311 Australia -- Social policy http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100478 -- 1990- Australia -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100478 Author Cass, Bettina. Smyth, Paul. LC no. 98008122 ISBN 0521633060 0521633907 (paperback)

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