Social r~i Policy Research Centre MUTUAL OBLIGATION AND WELFARE REFORM: AN ANNOTATED BI BLIOGRAPHY by Diana Encel SPRC Research Resource No. 16 July 2000 For a full list of SPRC Publications, or to inquire about the work ofthe Social Policy Research Centre (formerly the Social Welfare Research Centre), please contact: The Publications and Information Officer, SPRC, University ofNew South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia. Telephone: +61 (2) 9385 3857 Fax: +61 (2) 9385 1049 Email:
[email protected] ISSN 1037 4035 ISBN 0 7334 0759 5 July 2000 The views expressed in this publication do not represent any official position on the part of the Social Policy Research Centre). This report was produced to make available the research findings of the individual authors, and to promote the development of ideas and discussions about major areas ofconcern in the field of social policy. Foreword Mutual obligation as it operates in the welfare area is the subject of increasing debate among policy makers, community workers and the general public. This bibliography includes descriptions of works which contribute to both sides of that debate. They are drawn from Australian sources, but also from other countries, principally the United States. There, the introduction of a number of different, sometimes experimental, programs in individual states has led to a series of evaluations and evaluations of evaluations. Welfare reform has taken place federally in their wake and policy changes have been followed, sometimes influenced by US programs, in other countries. Australia has also changed its policy in recent years, as documented in this bibliography.