Book description
The Australian
welfare lobby group – the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) – has
played a central role in the welfare politics debate as the foremost
defender of the Australian welfare state. ACOSS is widely recognized as one
of the most important lobby groups in Australia, and enjoys regular access
to the media and key policy makers in government and the bureaucracy.
Relevant case studies and source material are used to draw attention
to:
The role that interest groups play in the formation of
government policy agendas
The lobbying strategies used by welfare advocacy groups to influence welfare
state outcomes
The relationship between the welfare sector and other key lobby groups and
political parties
The impact of key contemporary influences such as neo-liberalism and
economic globalization which have arguably transformed the political context
within which welfare advocacy groups operate. [Publisher's website]
About the author
Dr Philip Mendes is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Social Work
at Monash University. Dr Mendes is a member of many committees
including the Editorial Committee of Victorian Social Work, the
Children’s Welfare Association of Victoria Leaving Care Reference Group,
the Jewish Community Council of Victoria Social Justice Committee and is
a reviewer for a number of local and international academic journals. He
is author or co-author of four books including Australia’s Welfare
Wars (2003), and Harm Minimisation, Zero Tolerance and Beyond:
The Politics of Illicit Drugs in Australia (2004).
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