Wage-earners' welfare after economic reform: Refurbishing, retrenching or hollowing out social protection in Australia and New zealand?

Social Policy and Administration

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 623-646

  Wilson, Shaun ^a   Spies Butcher, Benjamin ^a   Stebbing, Adam ^a   St John, Susan ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Comparative politics; Comparative social policy; Minimum wages; Wage earners' welfare

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC REFORM; EMPLOYMENT; LABOR RELATIONS; MINIMUM WAGE; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL SECURITY; WELFARE REFORM;

AUSTRALIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 84885151686     PISSN: 01445596     EISSN: 14679515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/spol.12035     Document Type: Article

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