The Cambridge Handbook of Social Sciences in Australia

by McAllister, Ian; Dowrick, Steve; Hassan, Riaz

• ISBN13: 9781107403444
• ISBN10: 1107403448
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-15
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

This high-quality reference on significant research in Australian social sciences is divided into three main sections: economics, sociology and political science. Each section examines the significant research in the field. The volume views the research within the context of broader debates about the social sciences and the ways in which more recent institutional changes have altered how they are defined, taught and researched.

Table of Contents

Economics

Privatisation

Competition policy and regulation

Economics and the environment

Health economics

Immigration

Labour market and industrial relations

Income distribution and redistribution

Taxation

Innovation

International trade and industry policies

The macro economy

Money and banking

Political Science

Political theory

Federalism and the constitution

Legislative institutions

Political parties and electoral behaviour

Electoral systems

Gender politics

Interest groups and social movements

Environmental policy and politics

International relations

Political economy

Public policy and public administration

Sociology

Patterns of social inequality

Families and households

Gender perspectives

Work and employment

Crime and deviance

Health and illness

Population

Race, ethnicity and immigration

Urban and regional sociology

Rural sociology

Religion and spirituality

Cultural studies, Australian studies and cultural sociology

Sociological theory

Social policy and social welfare

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