Hopelessness, demoralization and suicidal behaviour: the backdrop to welfare reform in Australia
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Welfare Reform in Australia:
Australia, in line with other developed countries, has increasingly adopted a ‘participation’ framework for Welfare Reform. This approach to welfare reform is based on the idea that moving people from ‘welfare to work’ is best facilitated by policies that balance three main policy levers – assistance, incentives and requirements. Using research and evaluation findings from Europe, the USA, the ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0004-8674,1440-1614
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1614.2006.01864.x