The theme of this year's Australian Social Policy Conference addresses these issues and invites papers that may address the following areas: Welfare reform; Income distribution and social inequalities; Identity and diversity; Families, work and care; Disability and mental health; Organisation and...

We welcome theoretical and empirical research relevant for understanding the impact of the current global economic crisis on poverty and inequality and for deriving sound policy recommendations. Topics: - Impact of economic and idiosyncratic shocks on poverty and inequality - Transmission of...

Topics: - Causes & depth of crises; policies, institutions & strategies to ameliorate financial crises, deep recession & un(der)employment in short & long-term; - Capital flows, banking & credit systems, financial ‘innovations’, credit markets, institutional regimes of accumulation,...