Poverty and Welfare in Late Antiquity

古代晚期的贫困与福利

• 批准号: DP0662942
• 负责人: Prof Pauline Allen
• 金额: $ 22.18万
• 依托单位: Australian Catholic University
• 依托单位国家: 澳大利亚
• 项目类别: Discovery Projects
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 澳大利亚
• 起止时间: 2006-01-01 至 2009-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://dataportal.arc.gov.au/RGS/Web/Grants/DP0662942
• 关键词: Poverty; Welfare; Late; Antiquity

Poverty and the provision of welfare are key concerns in Australia today. Many of the problems we face - refugee influxes, inflated housing costs, increased competition between charities for limited resources - are paralleled in late antiquity. This is a critical time in history that has unique things to say to Australian society today. A focussed study of this turning-point in history provides a novel perspective from which to assess the implications of current Australian trends, in which welfare is increasingly being devolved upon non-government organisations. It also enlarges the foundation for a dialogue on these issues, assisting in creating better solutions at both a government and non-government level.

贫困和福利的提供是澳大利亚目前主要关注的问题。我们面临的许多问题--难民涌入、住房成本上涨、慈善机构之间对有限资源的竞争加剧--都是在古代晚期出现的。这是历史上的一个关键时刻，对今天的澳大利亚社会有独特的意义。对这一历史转折点的集中研究提供了一个新的视角，从这个视角来评估澳大利亚当前趋势的影响，在这种趋势中，福利越来越多地被下放到非政府组织。它还扩大了就这些问题进行对话的基础，有助于在政府和非政府一级找到更好的解决办法。