Marketisation and the dual welfare state: Neoliberalism and inequality in Australia

Economic and Labour Relations Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 185-201

  Spies Butcher, Ben ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Income distribution; Markets and marketisation; Means testing; Neoliberalism; Social policy; Welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903538864     PISSN: 10353046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1035304614530076     Document Type: Article

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