From citizenship to contractualism: The transition from unemployment benefits to employment services in Australia
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Contractualism in public administration is running apace. As part of this trend, unemployment assistance has been radically restructured over the 1990s. This article identifies seven stages in the transition from an approach to the delivery of unemployment benefits based on citizenship to one grounded in contractualism and "employment services". The article argues that this process of evolution has partially de-legalised the system, delegitimised the rights of its beneficiaries, and added to the socio-economic marginalisation of the unemployed.Contractualism in public administration is running apace. As part of this trend, unemployment assistance has been radically restructured over the 1990s. This article identifies seven stages in the transition from an approach to the delivery of unemployment benefits based on citizenship to one grounded in contractualism and "employment services". The article argues that this process of evolution has partially de-legalised the system, delegitimised the rights of its beneficiaries, and added to the socio-economic marginalisation of the unemployed.
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1999Source title
Australian Journal of Administrative LawVolume
6Issue
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