The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5The postwar period has seen radical changes in Australia. Increased dependence on the United States, an influx of European and Asian immigrants, and a series of economic booms and recessions have confronted Australians with the challenge of surviving as an offshoot of European civilization in a largely Asian region and securing a prosperous future with declining support from European markets and investment. This final volume in the Oxford History of Australia details this volatile period, showing that while some Australians have resisted the pressures for change, most have adapted resourcefully and intelligently to the task of creating a new nation able to survive into the 21st century. |
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Page 207
Social welfare was the traditional index by which a government ' s sense of
compassion could be measured . Where Menzies had shown a discerning
anticipation of welfare demands his successors were often left behind by Labor
and the ...
Social welfare was the traditional index by which a government ' s sense of
compassion could be measured . Where Menzies had shown a discerning
anticipation of welfare demands his successors were often left behind by Labor
and the ...
Page 221
Commonwealth funding of public hospitals also increased substantially , and a
start was made with the provision of community health centres . Among other
social welfare measures were a supporting mothers ' benefit payable at the same
rate ...
Commonwealth funding of public hospitals also increased substantially , and a
start was made with the provision of community health centres . Among other
social welfare measures were a supporting mothers ' benefit payable at the same
rate ...
Page 279
Market forces should be allowed unrestricted play , the welfare state should be
largely dismantled , and the rich rewarded by lower income tax . But it was hard
to reach agreement about the areas of welfare and tariff protection which should
be ...
Market forces should be allowed unrestricted play , the welfare state should be
largely dismantled , and the rich rewarded by lower income tax . But it was hard
to reach agreement about the areas of welfare and tariff protection which should
be ...
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Contents
The People at War | 3 |
Pragmatism Ascendant | 59 |
Getting and Spending | 89 |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 5 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Sep 2009 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › History / Australia & New Zealand |
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