(Paperback, Third Edition)

In this fully revised third edition of Australia's Welfare Wars, Philip Mendes questions many of the key values and assumptions that determine contemporary social welfare policies, and the factors and forces that shape these policies in Australia.

(Paperback)

Argues that the BDS movement (boycott, divestment and sanctions) is the wrong way to broker peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The BDS movement against Israel has gained traction and publicity worldwide. Yet here, Philip Mendes and Nick Dyrenfurth argue that BDS is too blunt an instrument to use in a such a complex situation.

(Paperback)

This text considers the roles played by the key political parties, lobby groups and ideologies in determining Australia's welfare- related outcomes. It looks at the influence of economic rationalism and social democracy, and the values and assumptions that underpin social welfare policies.