The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle wayThe 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 minor ...
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 minor ...
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 Brink of SelfDiscovery 19421951 | 1 |
The High Summer of Robert Menzies 1951 1965 | 87 |
The Search for New Directions 19661975 | 163 |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1942-1988, the middle way Volume 5 of The Oxford History of Australia, The Oxford History of Australia |
| Author | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Editor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Contributor | Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Sep 2009 |
| ISBN | 019554613X, 9780195546132 |
| Length | 334 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Australia & New Zealand Science / Life Sciences / Botany |
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