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Author Murphy, John, 1954-

Title A Decent Provision : Australian Welfare Policy, 1870 to 1949 / John Murphy
Published Farnham : Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2011

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Description 270 p. ; 24 cm
Series Modern economic and social history series
Contents Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Preface; Introduction; 1 The Pauper in the New World: On Not Having a Poor Law; 2 The Mixed Economy of Colonial Welfare: Faith, Self-help and Charity; 3 The Veterans of Labour: Old-age Pensions; 4 The Commonwealth Laboratory; 5 'The duty of the nation': A Parallel Welfare State for Veterans; 6 The Failures of the 1920s: Maternalism and National Insurance; 7 The Depression; 8 National Insurance, 1938-1939; 9 Unfinished Business: Labor's Welfare State, 1941-1949; Conclusion; Appendix
Summary This book is a narrative history of how and why Australia built a distinctive welfare regime, from the late 19th century to the mid-20th century. It places the development of a welfare state in the 1940s in the context of what had gone before, showing that choices made in earlier decades constrained and still constrain what could then, and can now be imagined. It discusses the pre-history of a welfare system, and how Australia went from being a social laboratory at the start of the twentieth century to a 'welfare laggard' by mid-century
Analysis Australia - Social policy
Social service - Australia - History
Public welfare - Australia - History
Notes Formerly CIP. Uk
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Social sciences
Social service -- Australia -- History
Public welfare -- Australia -- History
SUBJECT Australia -- Social policy
Australia -- Social policy -- History
LC no. 2010043831
ISBN 9781409407591 (hbk)
9781409407607 (ebook)
Other Titles Australian welfare policy, 1870 to 1949