Empowerment and Control in the Australian Welfare State - Couverture souple

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Mendes, Philip

 
9780367584689: Empowerment and Control in the Australian Welfare State

Synopsis

Welfare states can have both social care (humanitarian) and social control (oppressive) functions. This book makes the case for an alternative participatory and decentralized welfare state model that would prioritize social care by empowering and supporting welfare service users at a local community level.

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À propos de l'auteur

Philip Mendes is the Acting Head of the Department of Social Work, Monash University, Australia. He has been a social work and social policy practitioner and educator for over 30 years, with particular experience in the fields of income support, young people transitioning from state out of home care, social workers and policy practice, and illicit drugs. He has numerous publications in local and international journals, and is the author or co-author of 11 books.

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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9781138633193: Empowerment and Control in the Australian Welfare State: A Critical Analysis of Australian Social Policy Since 1972

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1138633194 ISBN 13 :  9781138633193
Editeur : Routledge, 2018
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