A decade of social policy under John Howard

Social policy in Australia

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ID6327768
AuthorsNeal Ryan (Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume33
Issue3
Pages451-460
Publication date2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePolicy & Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0305-5736 • E-ISSN: 1470-8442
PublisherBristol University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1332/0305573054325738
OpenAlexW1966488344
LanguageEN
Citations received5

English This paper provides an analysis of the broad policy agenda pursued by governments led by John Howard during the period 1996–2004. During this period, market economics has tended to dominate social policy. The paper provides a brief history of social policy during these governments, especially in relation to education, Indigenous affairs, retirement policy, women and regional issues, and social services. The paper concludes that social policy during this period has been characterised by an emphasis on conservative social values, control of the policy process, mainstreaming, market models of service delivery and individual responsibility over government provision

Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Indigenous · Period (music · Policy analysis · Political economy · Political science · Public policy · Social policy · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Law · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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