Journal article
'Developing a community soul': A Comparative Assessment of the Australian Assistance Plan in Three Regions, 1973-1977
Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol.62(3), pp.419-434
2016
Abstract
The Australian Assistance Plan (AAP) was an innovative yet largely forgotten social welfare program from the 1970s. A key platform of the Whitlam Labor government, which established a series of Regional Councils for Social Development across Australia, the AAP reframed citizens' participation in their communities, stimulated voluntary organisations and volunteering and attempted to transform engagement among all levels of governments and the voluntary sector. Through an analysis of three Regional Council case studies in Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia, this article focuses on the themes of regionalism and regional distinctiveness in order to assess how questions of regional difference can impact on the development of policy practices.
Details
- Title
- 'Developing a community soul': A Comparative Assessment of the Australian Assistance Plan in Three Regions, 1973-1977
- Authors
- Erik Eklund (Author) - Federation UniversityMelanie Oppenheimer (Author) - Flinders UniversityJoanne Scott (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol.62(3), pp.419-434
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.1111/ajph.12271
- ISSN
- 0004-9522
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Global & Engagement)
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450472102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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