Social Policy Journal of New Zealand articles from June 1 2003

Social Policy Journal of New Zealand archives from June 1 2003

Assessing the progress on poverty reduction.
June 1, 2003... Abstract This paper presents the summary results of the New Zealand Poverty Measurement Project's analysis of the incidence and severity of poverty during the 1990s, and assesses the impact of five social and economic policies introduced...

The level of financial assistance to families with dependent children: a comparative analysis.
June 1, 2003... Abstract In 1992, a comparison study using a model-family methodology found New Zealand to be one of the least generous countries in the OECD in terms of offsetting the additional costs of children. Targeting meant that low-income families...

Human capital issues in an ageing workforce.
June 1, 2003... Abstract Almost half the New Zealand workforce is now over the age of 40. This ageing trend will continue as smaller cohorts follow the baby boom bulge through the population. At the same time, skills and labour shortages are emerging. An...

Work poor or working poor? A comparative perspective on New Zealand's jobless households.
June 1, 2003... Abstract In recent years, researchers have identified a growth in both "work-poor" and "work-rich" households in several OECD countries, including New Zealand, indicating an increasing concentration of paid employment at the household...

Strengthening communities through local partnerships: building a collaborative research project.
June 1, 2003... Abstract This paper reflects on the early stages of a Foundation for Research, Science and Technology social research project aimed at identifying the overall range, scope and effectiveness of local partnerships (including Maori and...

Family resilience and good child outcomes: an overview of the research literature.
June 1, 2003... Abstract A review of the international research literature on family resilience shows that processes that operate at the family level--including strong emotional bonds, effective patterns of communication, the use of coping strategies and...

New Zealand living standards: their measurement and variation, with an application to policy.
June 1, 2003... Abstract This paper describes the recently published ELSI scale for measuring living standards. It discusses results with major significance for social policy (including living standard distributions for vulnerable groups such as families...

Evidence-based policy making: some observations of recent Canadian experience.
June 1, 2003... Abstract David Zussman talks about Canada's experience with evidence-based policy making. He shares three examples of current policy discussions in Canada that illustrate the challenges and problems involved in trying to integrate evidence...

In search of meaning, nuance and metaphor in social policy.
June 1, 2003... Abstract Searching for meaning, nuance and metaphor in cultural performance and ritual provides insight into psyche and ethos as well as a direction for the development of law and policy. Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Taisi Efi invites us to...

Evidence-based policy and practice: cross-sector lessons from the United Kingdom.
June 1, 2003... Abstract This paper identifies key lessons learnt in the Public Sector quest for policy and practice to become more evidence based. The Annex to this paper provides outlines of and web links to specific initiatives across the public sector...

From research to social policy and back again: translating scholarship into practice through the starry eyes of a sometimes scarred veteran.
June 1, 2003... Abstract Professor Ellwood shares his unique perspective of being both a highly regarded academic and a former senior policy maker in the Clinton administration. He describes how three important research ideas and findings have influenced...

To the Social Policy Research and Evaluation Conference.
June 1, 2003... Abstract Dame Anne Salmond suggests three areas in which New Zealand research and social policy might be profitably connected. To begin with she advocates evidence-based approaches to equity issues. Secondly she proposes we examine New...

Foreword.(Editorial)
June 1, 2003... This 20th issue of the Social Policy Journal of New Zealand, marking a decade of publication, is devoted to the Social Policy Research and Evaluation Conference convened by the Ministry of Social Development on 29-30 April 2003. The theme of...