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Liberty, National Security And The Big Society, Alison Green, Nick Johns, Mark Rix
Liberty, National Security And The Big Society, Alison Green, Nick Johns, Mark Rix
Sydney Business School - Papers
The Big Society agenda of the UK Coalition Government has had a significant impact on welfare policy as well as the terms of the debate about how welfare should be provided for and regulated. The ripples have travelled far beyond the UK and similar discussions are occurring in different national contexts. One such has been Australia, where commentators and policymakers are considering the ramifications of a Big Society approach for domestic social policy (Cox 2010). This debate no longer focuses on the ‘New Public Management’ agenda with its emphasis on outsourcing to third and private sector providers and the creation …