Redefining Welfare: Australian Social Policy and Practice

Redefining Welfare: Australian Social Policy and Practice

The present paper outlines and analyzes Australia’s welfare reform policies as they have been implemented over the past decade. While there have been numerous social policy initiatives over this period, welfare reform provides an interesting site for analysis and review. This suite of policies and programs is of particular importance from several standpoints. First, its target groups – those ne...

The effect of fiscal policy on social welfare due to government spending shocks, monetary and productivity

The most important issue for policymakers in optimal policy-making is to choose the tools that bring the equilibrium output to the desired level, with the least volatile income fluctuation. The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of favorable fiscal policies on social welfare and business cycle management for the Iranian economy with respect to government spending shocks, m...

Improving social policy and practice: knowledge matters.

Action is needed beyond health care to improve life expectancy and health. Health for all is only possible through the provision of jobs, education, crime prevention, housing, and strong social-welfare systems. And health gains are the added benefi t; improved social policies and services will fi rst and foremost create better opportunities for the individual, and bring security and prosperity ...

PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE Infant mortality and family welfare: policy implications for Indonesia

Study objective: To examine the effect of family welfare index (FWI) and maternal education on the probability of infant death. Design: A population based multistage stratified clustered survey. Setting: Women of reproductive age in Indonesia between 1983–1997. Data sources: The 1997 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey. Main results: Infant mortality was associated with FWI and maternal ed...

Organizational Responses to Social Policy: The Case of Welfare Reform