Saunders, Peter - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 5 (2002) 4, pp. 507-530
High and persistent unemployment has presented a major challenge for the welfare state from two directions. First, it … has eroded the funding base and second, it has increased the demands on welfare programs because of the consequences for … which they live. This suggests a need for welfare reform to give emphasis to employment generation, but this should not be …