Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from July 2001

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from July 2001

FOREWORD.
July 1, 2001... The Social Policy Journal of New Zealand was conceived in the midst of a period of quite substantial social, economic and political change. The journal has made the study of that change, and of its impact on the people of New Zealand, an...

LOCAL MAORI DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNMENT POLICIES.
July 1, 2001... Abstract This article considers the relevance of identity and history for Maori development policy. It explores community-based priorities for socio-economic development in defining "gaps" and compares this with programmes initiated and...

SOCIAL EXCLUSION: A CONCEPT IN NEED OF DEFINITION?
July 1, 2001... Abstract "Social exclusion" is a contested term. Not only is it used to refer to a wide range of phenomena and processes related to poverty, deprivation and hardship, but it is also used in relation to a wide range of categories of...

INTERSECTING DISCOURSES: CLOSING THE GAPS, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE TREATY OF WAITANGI.
July 1, 2001... Abstract Public policies are neither neutral nor static entities. Analysis reveals that the three arguments offered in support of the Closing the Gaps strategy -- namely, "social justice", Treaty of Waitangi and social cohesion -- stem...

A CONTRIBUTION TO A RESEARCH STRATEGY ON CHILDREN'S LIFE OUTCOMES.
July 1, 2001... Abstract This paper is a contribution to the development of a strategy for cross-portfolio social science research on children's outcomes in New Zealand. Eight areas for research on the life chances of children are identified, and criteria...

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TRANSFER AND TAX SYSTEM IN REDUCING POVERTY IN 1998.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Abstract The paper analyses the incidence and severity of poverty, measured by income inadequacy, for the year to April 1998. Using various ways of categorising households based on Statistics New Zealand's Household Economic Survey, the...

THE COST OF HOUSING AND HOUSING SUPPORT.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Abstract This paper investigates what impact housing costs may have had on the financial outgoings of households over the past decade. Two sources of data are used for the analysis. The first is a population-level analysis of housing cost...

TRACKING LIVING STANDARDS: IS IT DONE BETTER BY EDY OR HEDY?(unit of measurement used in this study of household incomes)(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Abstract There has been longstanding interest in the extent to which commonly available standard statistical information can provide a valid basis for monitoring hardship. The most common approach is based on applying income equivalisation...

SINK OR SWIM: LEAVING CARE IN NEW ZEALAND.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Abstract New Zealand has fallen behind other Western countries in its attention to young people leaving the statutory care services to undertake independent living. These young people comprise a very small and hidden population here, and...

WHANAKE RANGATAHI: PROGRAMMES AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS MAORI YOUTH OFFENDING.
July 1, 2001... Abstract Young Maori continue to be significantly over-represented in the criminal justice system. Government, Maori and the community all share the goal of preventing or reducing Maori youth offending and re-offending. Government has put...

RECENT TRENDS IN THE EMPLOYMENT RATE OF SOLE MOTHERS IN NEW ZEALAND.(Statistical Data Included)
July 1, 2001... Abstract Using Household Labour Force data for mothers living with dependent children, this brief monitoring report updates trends in sole mothers' employment rates to March 2001. The paper provides further evidence of some of the...

WHAT WORKS: EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE IN PUBLIC SERVICES.(Review)
July 1, 2001... WHAT WORKS: EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY AND PRACTICE IN PUBLIC SERVICES Edited by H. Davies, S. Nutley and P. Smith, Policy Press, Milton Keynes What Works and If Only We Knew address a central issue of policy analysis, social policy, and applied...

IF ONLY WE KNEW: INCREASING THE PUBLIC VALUE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH.(Review)
July 1, 2001... IF ONLY WE KNEW: INCREASING THE PUBLIC VALUE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH By John Willensky, Routledge, London What Works and If Only We Knew address a central issue of policy analysis, social policy, and applied sociology -- the status and...

RECLAIMING THE FUTURE: NEW ZEALAND AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.(Review)
July 1, 2001... RECLAIMING THE FUTURE: NEW ZEALAND AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY By Jane Kelsey Bridget Williams Books Ltd., Wellington Many a silent chant of gratitude to Jane Kelsey has been uttered over the past two decades as I have hunted for information...