Poverty, Policy and the State - Social Security Reform in New Zealand

Informationen zum Autor Michael O'Brien is senior lecturer at the School of Social and Cultural Studies, Massey University, New Zealand. Klappentext New Zealand has experienced both sweeping economic and social reform and growing poverty and income inequality in the last twenty years. This book explores the changes to social security provision and coverage in the context of these developments and of w Zusammenfassung New Zealand has experienced both sweeping economic and social reform and growing poverty and income inequality in the last twenty years. This book explores the changes to social security provision and coverage in the context of these developments and of widening national and international poverty and inequality. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part one: The contexts of reform: Introduction; Mapping the territory: A brief historical review; Defining and measuring inequality and poverty; Facing the greatest risk of poverty: Who?; Poverty and low living standards: Effects and impacts; Part two: The changing policy directions: Politics! globalisation and social security; The fourth Labour government:1984-90; National and national-led government:1990-99; The early twenty first century: Labour led developments; Social security: How social! how secure; Bibliography

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• Authors: Michael Brien, O&apos, Michael O'Brien, Mike O'Brien, Mike (Department of Social Policy and Social Work O'Brien
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781861347992
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-799-2
• No. of pages: 280
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education