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The developing workfare policy in Australia: a critical assessment

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  • Mitchell, William F.
  • O'Brien, Duncan J.
  • Watts, Martin J.

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  • Burgess, John & Mitchell, William F. & O'Brien, Duncan J. & Watts, Martin J., 2000. "The developing workfare policy in Australia: a critical assessment," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 29(2), pages 173-188.
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    1. William F. Mitchell & Martin J. Watts, 1997. "The Path to full Employment," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 30(4), pages 436-443, December.
    2. Keating, M., 1998. "The Role of Government in Work and Welfare," CEPR Discussion Papers 381, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University.
    3. Robert G. Fay, 1996. "Enhancing the Effectiveness of Active Labour Market Policies: Evidence from Programme Evaluations in OECD Countries," OECD Labour Market and Social Policy Occasional Papers 18, OECD Publishing.
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    1. Peter Waring & Alex de Ruyter & John Burgess, 2006. "The Australian Fair Pay Commission: Rationale, Operation, Antecedents and Implications," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 16(2), pages 127-146, May.
    2. Peter Saunders & Judith Brown, 2004. "Labour Market Conditions, Applications and Grants of disability support Pension (DSP) in Australia," Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE), Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), Curtin Business School, vol. 7(3), pages 395-410, September.
    3. Simon Feeny & Rachel Ong & Heath Spong & Gavin Wood, 2012. "The Impact of Housing Assistance on the Employment Outcomes of Labour Market Programme Participants in Australia," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 49(4), pages 821-844, March.

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