ated ▁was ▁that ▁govern ments ▁should ▁increase ▁their ▁own ▁demand ▁in ▁periods ▁of ▁de pression , ▁particularly ▁through ▁public ▁works . ▁The ▁increase ▁in ▁income ▁generated ▁by ▁public ▁works ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁fed ▁into ▁demand ▁for ▁other ▁goods ▁and ▁services , ▁yield ing ▁a ▁stim ulus ▁to ▁the ▁private ▁sector . ▁▁ ▁The ▁White ▁P aper ▁also ▁str essed ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁called ▁the ▁social ▁w age . ▁In ▁Australia , ▁a ▁significant ▁contribution ▁to ▁living ▁standards ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁past , ▁and ▁will ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁made , ▁by ▁a ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁social ▁services . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁direct ▁money ▁pay ments , ▁such ▁as ▁invalid ▁and ▁old - age ▁p ensions , ▁child ▁end ow ment ▁and ▁wid ows ' ▁p ensions . ▁O thers ▁are ▁services ▁provided ▁directly ▁by ▁govern ments ▁and ▁public ▁authorities , ▁including ▁education , ▁health ▁and ▁medical ▁services , ▁kind er gart ens ▁and ▁libraries . ▁( p 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁post war ▁economic ▁bo om ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁ideas ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁P aper ▁were ▁gradually ▁disp la ced ▁by ▁the ▁enc ro ach ▁of ▁ne oli ber al ▁orth odox ies , ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁activ ist ▁New ▁Right ▁political ▁inter vention ▁in ▁the ▁economy . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁gener ations ▁of ▁Australian ▁economic ▁policy ▁were ▁determined ▁within ▁a ▁market ▁economy ▁parad ig m , ▁and ▁full ▁employ ment