TY - JOUR
T1 - The temporary welfare state
T2 - the political economy of job keeper, job seeker and 'snap back'
AU - Spies-Butcher, Ben
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - The Coalition Government's response to the COVID crisis appears, at least temporarily, to have upended political economic certainties. Having only recently won an election fighting for lowers taxes and less spending, the Government announced the unemployment benefit would (temporarily) be doubled through a new JobSeeker payment. In amidst a renewed attempt to pass anti-union legislation, Coalition Ministers now lined up to praise ACTU Secretary Sally MacManus, who in turn praised the Government for implementing JobKeeper, a version of the union's call for a wage subsidy.
AB - The Coalition Government's response to the COVID crisis appears, at least temporarily, to have upended political economic certainties. Having only recently won an election fighting for lowers taxes and less spending, the Government announced the unemployment benefit would (temporarily) be doubled through a new JobSeeker payment. In amidst a renewed attempt to pass anti-union legislation, Coalition Ministers now lined up to praise ACTU Secretary Sally MacManus, who in turn praised the Government for implementing JobKeeper, a version of the union's call for a wage subsidy.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85105402397&partnerID=8YFLogxK
M3 - Article
SN - 0156-5826
SP - 155
EP - 163
JO - Journal of Australian Political Economy
JF - Journal of Australian Political Economy
IS - 85
ER -