Australia's COVID-19 public budgeting response: the straitjacket of neoliberalism
Field | Value | Language |
dc.contributor.author | Andrew, J. | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Baker, M. | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Guthrie, J. | en_AU |
dc.contributor.author | Martin-Sardesai, A. | en_AU |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-11-17 | |
dc.date.available | 2020-11-17 | |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | en_AU |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2123/23877 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: This paper explores how neoliberalism restrains the ability of governments to respond to crises through budgetary action. It examines the immediate budgetary responses to the COVID-19 pandemic by the Australian government and explores how the conditions created by prior neoliberal policies have limited these responses. Design/methodology/approach: A review and examination of the prior literature on public budgeting and new public management are provided. The idea of a “neoliberal straitjacket” is used to frame the current budgetary and economic situation in Australia. Findings: The paper examines the chronology of Australia's budgetary responses to the economic and health crisis created by COVID-19. These responses have taken the form of tax breaks and a temporary payment scheme for individuals made unemployed by the pandemic. Practical implications: The insights gained from this paper may help with future policy developments and promote future research on similar crises. Originality/value: The analysis of Australia's policies in dealing with the pandemic may offer insights for other countries struggling to cope with the fiscal consequences of COVID-19. | en_AU |
dc.language.iso | en | en_AU |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_AU |
dc.subject | Coronavirus | en_AU |
dc.title | Australia's COVID-19 public budgeting response: the straitjacket of neoliberalism | en_AU |
dc.type | Article | en_AU |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1108/JPBAFM-07-2020-0096 |
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