Social democracy and the crisis of equality : Australian social democracy in a changing world
Carol Johnson (Author)
This book analyses social democratic parties' attempts to tackle inequality in increasingly challenging times. It provides a distinctive contribution to the literature on the so-called 'crisis' of social democracy by exploring the role of equality policy in this crisis. While the main focus is on analysing Australian Labor governments, examples are also given from a wide range of parties internationally. The book traces how a traditional focus on class has expanded to include other forms of inequality, including issues of gender, race, ethnicity and sexuality and explores both the intersections and potential tensions that result. Meanwhile there are new challenges for equality policy arising from a changing geo-economics (the rise of Asia), the legacies of neoliberalism and the impact of technological disruption
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Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality: The Background; Australian Social Democracy in an International Context; The Australian Labor Party's Focus on Equality; Early Conceptions of Economic Equality; Early Racial Exclusions from Equality; Equality and the Male Wage Worker Head of Household; Transformations in the Concept of Equality; Chapter Structure of Book; References; 2 Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Equality; Australian Social Democracy in an International Context; Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949) Whitlam Government (1972-1975)Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996); Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013); Labor Post the Rudd/Gillard Governments; Excluded from Equality: Asylum Seekers; Conclusion: Social Democracy and Racial/Ethnic Identity; References; 3 Gender: From Male Breadwinner to the Independent Adult Worker; Australian Social Democracy in an International Context; The Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949); Whitlam Government (1972-1975); Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996); Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013); Tensions Between Feminism and Social Democracy Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard GovernmentsCultural Politics and Gender Inequality; Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy; References; 4 Sexuality: From Morality to Equality; Australian Social Democracy in an International Context; Pre the 1970's Whitlam Period; The Whitlam Government (1972-1975); The Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996); Relationship Recognition: The Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013); Same-Sex Marriage and the Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013); Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy; References 5 Class Equality in a Capitalist Economy: Wages, Work and WelfareAustralian Social Democracy in an International Context; Labor's History of Tackling Inequality Under Capitalism; The Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949); Whitlam Government (1972-1975); Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996); The Rudd and Gillard Labor Governments (2007-2013); Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments; Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy; References; 6 Feeling Equal: Affective Citizenship and the Politics of Equality; Australian Social Democracy in an International Context Curtin and Chifley Governments (1941-1949)The Whitlam Government (1972-1975); The Hawke and Keating Governments (1983-1996); The Rudd and Gillard Governments (2007-2013); Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments; Conclusion: Australian and International Social Democracy; References; 7 Social Democracy and Economic Equality in the Asian Century; Introduction: International Social Democracy and the Shift to the East; Labor: Trade with Asia as a Key to Higher Standards of Living; The Rudd and Gillard Governments: Patchwork Pressures; Labor Post the Rudd and Gillard Governments