1st Edition
Social Policy, Public Policy From problem to practice
230 Pages
by
Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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'Seldom has a senior public servant been so candid. As a key policymaker, Meredith Edwards takes us inside the process to reveal how we get the policies the affect so much of our lives.' - Paul Kelly, International Editor, The Australian 'This innovative and important volume, unique in the policy literature, provides ideas and case studies of interest to everyone who cares about the quality of... Read more
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
1 Introducing Policy Processes
2 Income Support for Young People: A search for a single allowance
3 From Child Maintenance to Child Support: An unlikely policy reform
4 Paying for a University Education: HECS and not Fees
5 Long-term Unemployment Policy: From Green paper to Working Nation
6 Concluding Observations
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Glossary
1 Introducing Policy Processes
2 Income Support for Young People: A search for a single allowance
3 From Child Maintenance to Child Support: An unlikely policy reform
4 Paying for a University Education: HECS and not Fees
5 Long-term Unemployment Policy: From Green paper to Working Nation
6 Concluding Observations
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Professor Meredith Edwards has spent her career as a lecturer, researcher and policy analyst. Before becoming Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Canberra in 1997, she worked in several departments in the Commonwealth Public Service, including Social Security, Education and Employment, Community Services, and Health. The last four years of her public service career were spent as Deputy Secretary, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
