Inside the Welfare Lobby: A History of the Australian Council of Social Services, the Role of Inte

Philip Mendes

Inside the Welfare Lobby: A History of the Australian Council of Social Services, the Role of Inte
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
4 September 2006
Pages
145
ISBN
9781845191191

Inside the Welfare Lobby: A History of the Australian Council of Social Services, the Role of Inte

Philip Mendes

The first study to comprehensively examine the role played by ACOSS in the Australian social policy debate; The implications of Australian welfare state debates and agendas for other advanced welfare states. 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 recognised 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 globalisation which have arguably transformed the political context within which welfare advocacy groups operate.

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