Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from December 1999

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from December 1999

THE THIRD AGE -- THE AGE OF REASON: A GIFT AND NOT A BURDEN.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The Third Age has been defined as the period of life when people emerge from the imperatives of earning a living and/or bringing up children and may be able to look forward to twenty or more years of healthy life (Stowe 1993)....

HOUSING AND HEALTH IN OLDER PEOPLE: AGEING IN PLACE.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION(1) Housing has a clear impact on the health of occupants (National Health Committee 1998, Howden-Chapman et al. 1996). Affordable and appropriate housing protects people from hazards and promotes good health and well-being...

"BIRDS IN A GILDED CAGE": RESETTLEMENT PROSPECTS FOR ADULT REFUGEES IN NEW ZEALAND.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The provision of a safe haven and a durable solution for a quota of refugees is an obligation that New Zealand has fulfilled since it accepted 753 Polish children and 105 accompanying adults in 1944. This paper details some of...

KI TE AROTU(1) TOWARD A NEW ASSESSMENT: THE IDENTIFICATION OF CULTURAL FACTORS WHICH MAY PRE-DISPOSE MAORI TO CRIME.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Maori over-representation in the criminal justice system has been a concern to the Maori community and justice-sector government agencies for some time now. The nature and magnitude of this issue emphasises the need to put...

THE DURATION OF BENEFIT RECEIPT: NEW FINDINGS FROM THE BENEFIT DYNAMICS DATA SET.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION Over the last decade, the duration of benefit receipt has been viewed with increasing concern. Yet until recently the information available on the length of time people stay on benefit has been less than ideal. Analysts have...

MAINTAINING INDEPENDENCE IN OLD AGE: POLICY CHALLENGES.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION As part of its contribution to the "International Year of Older Persons 1999", the Government commissioned research into the factors that help maintain the independence of older people. "Independent" was defined as remaining...

AGEING IN (A NEW ZEALAND) PLACE: ETHNOGRAPHY, POLICY AND PRACTICE.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The promotion, enhancement and maintenance of "independence" and "ageing in Place" have been fundamental themes in policy and practice relating to older people in New Zealand for at least the last ten years. A recent report...

HEALTH CARE NEEDS FOR OLDER ADULTS.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The increasing longevity of people in the industrialised world has generated a substantial body of new theoretical, policy-oriented and research writing, and there may well be a policy revolution required to deal with...

HEALTH CARE NEEDS FOR OLDER MAORI: A STUDY OF KAUMATUA AND KUIA.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The New Zealand health referral system needs to be adequately assessed in terms of cultural factors related to utilisation. This is partly because of the Maori population's social functioning as a collective culture, but also...

RESIDENTIAL AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OLDER PEOPLE IN THE WAIKATO, 1992-1997: PRIVATISATION AND EMERGING RESISTANCE.
December 1, 1999... INTRODUCTION The "experiment" in neo-liberal structural adjustment (Kelsey 1997) that began with the election of a reform-minded Labour government in 1984 has touched virtually every aspect of New Zealand life and reached into every corner...

WHAIORA: MAORI HEALTH DEVELOPMENT by MASON DURIE OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1998 (2ND EDITION).(Review)
December 1, 1999... In reviewing this book, it is fitting to recall the recent passing of Mason Durie's father. While Durie dedicates Whaiora to his mokopuna, and to future generations, the book also serves to recognise and respect the efforts of all those who...

RECOGNISING THE RIGHTS OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES edited by ALISON QUENTIN-BAXTER INSTITUTE OF POLICY STUDIES, 1998.(Review)
December 1, 1999... Recognising the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will both challenge and inspire people concerned with Maori rights and the role of Maori in decision making and policy implementation. The book is a compilation of the papers presented at a...

NEW ZEALAND'S CONTRACEPTIVE REVOLUTIONS byAN POOL I, JANET DICKSON, A DHARMALINGAM, SARAH HILLCOAT-NALLETAMBY, KIM JOHNSTONE and HELEN ROBERTS POPULATION STUDIES CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO, 1999.(Review)
December 1, 1999... What are New Zealand's Contraceptive Revolutions? According to the authors of this monograph they are four in number. (1) The shift from traditional to barrier methods of contraception. Traditional methods included abstinence,...

SOCIAL POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: JUSTICE AND RESPONSIBILITY SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE CONFERENCE JULY 1999, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
December 1, 1999... The conference Social Policy for the 21st Century was the most recent of the Social Policy Research Centre's (SPRC) conferences, intended to provide a major forum for social policy analysts and researchers to discuss their research and policy...

"IN DEFENCE OF POVERTY TRAPS" by BRUCE BRADBURY SOCIAL POLICY RESEARCH CENTRE CONFERENCE: SOCIAL POLICY FOR THE 21ST CENTURY.
December 1, 1999... In his paper on poverty traps, Bruce Bradbury discussed the difficulties of trying to alleviate unemployment by manipulating the tax/transfer system. Although he offered no firm conclusions, he clearly indicated that policy analysts should be...