澳大利亚惠特拉姆工党政府福利建设论析

福利政策一直是澳大利亚工党社会政策的支柱,并成为其执政时一面永不褪色的旗帜。1949年工党政府下台后,在野长达23年,社会福利在很大程度上也被忽视。工党领袖惠特拉姆在1972年上台后,进行了广泛干预和社会改良,基本上完成了澳大利亚全国性的保障框架的建设,也使许多弱势社会群体的生活状况得到改善。但工党政府福利建设的庞大及面临的一系列困难使其效果和作用大打折扣。

A Review and Analysis of Welfare Policy of Whitlam's Labor Government in Australia

Welfare policy had been the pivot of social policy of Australia Labor Party and became a fadeless banner in the period of labor party in power.Labor government was out of office for 23 years after it stepped down,therefore,social welfare has been largely ignored at that time.Whitlam,the leader of labor party,came to power in 1972 and performed extensive intervention and social reform and basically established nation-wide social security framework and improved also the living conditions of many social groups...