Overview
- Analyzes Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and the theoretical principles which underpin it
- Examines traditional notions of paternalism in public policy
- Identifies key insights for moral philosophy, public policy and social service scholars and practitioners
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The National Disability Insurance Scheme (known commonly as the NDIS) was introduced as a radical new way of funding disability services in Australia. It is a rare moment in politics and policy making that an idea as revolutionary, ambitious and expensive as the NDIS makes it into its implementation phase. Not surprising, then, that the NDIS has been described by many as the biggest social shift in Australia since Medicare.
This book will be a key text for scholars and public policy professionals wishing to understand the NDIS, how it was designed, and lessons learned through its introduction and roll-out. The book addresses how the NDIS has intersected with particular cohorts and sectors, and some of the challenges that have arisen. It highlights the experiences of people with disability through a collection of personal stories from participants and families in the NDIS.
The key insights from this large scale public policy experiment are relevant for anyone interested in social change in Australia, or internationally.
This book will be a key text for scholars and public policy professionals wishing to understand the NDIS, how it was designed, and lessons learned through its introduction and roll-out. The book addresses how the NDIS has intersected with particular cohorts and sectors, and some of the challenges that have arisen. It highlights the experiences of people with disability through a collection of personal stories from participants and families in the NDIS.
The key insights from this large scale public policy experiment are relevant for anyone interested in social change in Australia, or internationally.
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Part II
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Front Matter
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Mhairi Cowden is a public policy professional and researcher. She has worked for the Department of the Premier and Cabinet in Western Australia advising on community services including the NDIS. Her previous publications include ‘Children’s Rights: From Philosophy to Public Policy’. She holds a PhD from the Australian National University.
Claire McCullagh is currently a Director at Nous Group, Australia. She is a consultant and public policy professional. She has previously held senior policy positions within the Western Australian Government, including the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Mental Health Commission and the Disability Services Commission. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford.
Claire McCullagh is currently a Director at Nous Group, Australia. She is a consultant and public policy professional. She has previously held senior policy positions within the Western Australian Government, including the Department of the Premier and Cabinet, the Mental Health Commission and the Disability Services Commission. She holds a Master of Public Policy from the University of Oxford.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The National Disability Insurance Scheme
Book Subtitle: An Australian Public Policy Experiment
Editors: Mhairi Cowden, Claire McCullagh
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2244-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2243-4Published: 03 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-2246-5Published: 04 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-2244-1Published: 02 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXIII, 451
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Disability Studies, Politics of the Welfare State, Public Policy, Childhood, Adolescence and Society, Health Policy