Title The Australian system of social protection : an overview / Peter Whiteford and Gregory Angenent

Edition Second edition Published Canberra : Dept. of Family and Community Services, 2002

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
MELB	361.994 Whi/Aso 2002		AVAILABLE

Description v, 104 pages ; 30 cm Series Occasional paper / Dept. of Family and Community Services, 1444-965X ; no. 6 Occasional paper (Australia. Department of Family and Community Services) ; no. 6 Summary "The objective of this paper is to provide a factual overview of the Australian system of income support within the broader context of social protection policies. The paper is intended to highlight those features of the Australian income support system and its social and institutional context that differ from those existing overseas, particularly in the Unites States (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK)."--Introduction Analysis Welfare measures Income maintenance Income distribution Poverty Tax reform OECD countries Statistics Australia overseas comparisons Federal issue Electronic resource Notes "June 2002"--Verso "The objective of this paper is to provide a factual overview of the Australian system of income support within the broader context of social protection policies. The paper is intended to highlight those features of the Australian income support system and its social and institutional context that differ from those existing overseas, particularly in the Unites States (USA) and the United Kingdom (UK)."--Introduction Bibliography Bibliography: pages 101-104 Notes Also available in PDF or HTML at the Department's website at: http://www.facs.gov.au Commonwealth of Australia 2001 Occasional paper (Australia. Dept. of Family and Community Services) no:6 1444-965X Subject Public welfare -- OECD countries. Public welfare -- Australia. Pensions -- OECD countries. Labor market -- Australia. Pensions -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100478 OECD countries http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96005123 -- Social policy. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008646 Author Angenent, Gregory Australia. Department of Family and Community Services.

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