Safety Net

The Future of Welfare in Australia

Daniel Mulino

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Black Inc
16 August 2022

Social welfare & social services; Australian Society

Economist and Labor MP Daniel Mulino explains how the Australian welfare state was created - and what we need to do to protect and extend it

The welfare state is one of the crowning achievements of the twentieth century, giving citizens access to healthcare, pensions, disability and unemployment benefits. This unprecedented expansion of the state was a product of the postwar period of the late 1940s, when governments ramped up investment in this grand safety net. By the 1970s, half of all government spending went towards social-welfare programs, but today the welfare state stands at a crossroads, beset by both political opposition and funding pressures as the population ages.

Australian Labor Party MP Daniel Mulino provides a sweeping account of the history of welfare in Australia and abroad, from Bismarckian Germany to present-day Canberra. In this deeply researched and lucid account, Mulino looks to the challenges facing today's welfare state and reflects on what steps must be taken to protect and extend it.

'Knowledge and thoughtful analysis applied to crucial policy questions. Reassuring and inspiring' -Ross Garnaut

'This thoughtful and challenging book is essential reading for anyone concerned with the task of ensuring our social safety net is sustainable and adapted to the modern era.' -Emma Dawson, executive director of Per Capita

By: Daniel Mulino
Imprint: Black Inc
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 154mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 562g
ISBN: 9781760643898
ISBN 10: 1760643890
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 16 August 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Daniel Mulino is a federal MP, who was elected as the member for Fraser in May 2019. He completed a PhD in economics from Yale University in 2005.