Social Welfare in the Late 1980s: Reform Progress or Retreat?

Abstract

Proceedings of a Conference held in Perth, Western Australia on 27-28 March 1987. A major contribution of this report to the debate on the welfare state lies in its bringing together a diverse range of evidence on the social welfare system. The ten papers which form its content address the issues from political, social, economic and administrative perspectives. In addition to a discussion on the Australian social welfare system, the report provides an international perspective on Australian developments, discusses public attitudes to the Welfare State, analyses the impacts of labour market developments on social welfare and discusses the provision of income support and services for families with children.