1st Edition
Winners and Losers The pursuit of social justice in Australian history
By Stuart Macintyre
Copyright 1985
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
196 Pages
by
Routledge
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What is a fair wage? Is there a right to work? Is there a right to shelter or to good health? What are the entitlements of those who cannot work? Can opportunities be equal? For women? For Aborigines? For more than a century, Australians have addressed expectations of social justice to their governments and have had to live with the consequences. This book looks at how changing circumstances... Read more
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chronological table
1 The Tyranny of the Law
2 Unlock the lands
3 A fair wage
4 The right to work
5 Full employment and social welfare
6 The ladder of opportunity
7 Beyond citizenship
8 Conclusion
Endnotes
Index
Introduction
Chronological table
1 The Tyranny of the Law
2 Unlock the lands
3 A fair wage
4 The right to work
5 Full employment and social welfare
6 The ladder of opportunity
7 Beyond citizenship
8 Conclusion
Endnotes
Index
Biography
Stuart Macintyre is a senior lecturer in history at Melbourne University who has written extensively on historical and contemporary subjects.
