Empowerment and control in the Australian welfare state : a critical analysis of Australian social policy since 1972

The rise of the Australian welfare state -- The wage earners welfare state and the rediscovery of poverty -- The social democratic Whitlam labor government 1972-75 -- The anti-welfare backlash locally and internationally -- The decline of Keynesianism, the revival of classical liberalism and the alleged welfare state crisis -- The conservative liberal-national party coalition attempts to roll back the welfare state 1975-1983 -- Labor retreats from social democracy and adopts targeted welfare, the Hawke and Keating governments 1983-1996 -- The Australian neoliberal campaign to cut welfare : the role of think tanks, the media and corporate lobby groups -- The new convergence around conditional welfare -- Restoring self-reliance and the work ethic and saving taxpayers funds : the liberal-national party coalition's approach to social welfare 1983-2018 -- Labor accepts welfare conditionality 1996-2018 -- Rejecting the neoliberal consensus : welfare policy dissent and alternatives -- Case studies of the Australian council of social service (ACOSS) and the Australian greens -- Towards a participatory welfare model -- Conclusion -- Index