04899nam 2200637 450 991078664410332120230126213210.01-927247-88-8(CKB)3710000000138822(EBL)1718211(OCoLC)881887595(SSID)ssj0001288464(PQKBManifestationID)12531386(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001288464(PQKBWorkID)11293549(PQKB)10660309(MiAaPQ)EBC1718211(Au-PeEL)EBL1718211(CaPaEBR)ebr10887973(EXLCZ)99371000000013882220140710h20142014 uy 0engur|n#---a|a||txtccrChild poverty in New Zealand /Jonathan Boston and Simon ChappleWellington, New Zealand :Bridget Williams Books,2014.©20141 online resource (345 p.)BWB TextsIncludes index.1-927247-86-1 Copyright; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION: SETTING THE SCENE; SPEAKING TO A MULTI-PARTISAN AUDIENCE; WHY DOES CHILD POVERTY REMAIN A PROBLEM IN NEW ZEALAND?; DIMENSIONS OF CHILD POVERTY; SOME PERSONAL PERSPECTIVES; WHY CHILD POVERTY MATTERS; 1 WHAT IS CHILD POVERTY?; DEFINING CHILD POVERTY; Absolute and relative poverty; Child poverty and well-being; MEASURING CHILD POVERTY; Income and hardship measures of child poverty; SETTING POVERTY LINES; POVERTY LINES IN NEW ZEALAND; HARDSHIP MEASURES; ASSESSING INCOME-BASED AND HARDSHIP-BASED MEASURESHOW MANY NEW ZEALAND CHILDREN ARE POOR OR IN HARDSHIP?CHILD INCOME POVERTY AND HARDSHIP IN NEW ZEALAND COMPARED WITH DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO CHILD POVERTY IN NEW ZEALAND OVER TIME?; WHAT ARE THE FAMILY AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POOR CHILDREN?; Child age and poverty; Family structure and child poverty; Work status and child poverty; Family size and child poverty; Ethnicity and child poverty; Disability and child poverty; Housing tenure and child poverty; Severity and persistence of child poverty; CONCLUSION; 2 WHY CHILD POVERTY SHOULD BE ADDRESSEDDOES CHILD POVERTY CAUSE ADVERSITY?HOW CAN POVERTY CHANGE CHILD DEVELOPMENT?; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE ON FAMILY INCOME AND CHILD OUTCOMES; ESTIMATING THE DOLLAR COSTS TO NEW ZEALAND OF CHILD POVERTY; CONCLUSION; 3 MYTHS, MISCONCEPTIONS AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS; Claim 1: There is little or no real child poverty in New Zealand; Claim 2: Many parents are lazy or irresponsible or misuse their resources and thus deserve to be poor; Claim 3: The real problem is that some people have too many children; Claim 4: Assisting poor families will simply encourage them to have more childrenClaim 5: The real problem is poor parentingClaim 6: We can't do anything about child poverty; Claim 7: We can't afford to reduce child poverty; Claim 8: Reducing or even eliminating child poverty is relatively easy; Claim 9: Merely increasing the incomes of poor families will not solve child poverty; CONCLUSION; HOW BEST TO REDUCE CHILD POVERTY; 4 FINDING SOLUTIONS - THE BIG ISSUES; DEVELOPING GOOD POLICIES; Ethical considerations; Principles of justice; Investing in the future; The rights of children; APPLYING THE PRINCIPLES; SPECIFIC BIG-PICTURE ISSUES; Increasing the statutory minimum wageA benefit strategy versus an employment strategyCASH TRANSFERS VERSUS IN-KIND ASSISTANCE; UNIVERSAL VERSUS TARGETED ASSISTANCE; CONDITIONALITY AND SANCTIONS; ADEQUACY; OTHER RELEVANT POLICY CONSIDERATIONS; Sensible macro-economic policy settings; Indexation; Building on existing policy settings; CONCLUSION; 5 INCENTIVISING ACTION ON CHILD POVERTY; THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CHILD POVERTY: WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?; A LEGISLATIVE SOLUTION; Setting the objective; Defining and measuring poverty; Fixed-line and moving-line measures; Material hardship; Severe poverty; Persistent povertyIntegrated poverty measuresBetween 130,000 and 285,000 New Zealand children live in poverty: these alarming figures are widely discussed, yet often poorly understood. Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple look hard at the questions, and identify some real options for action.Poor childrenNew ZealandSocial conditionsChild welfareGovernment policyNew ZealandPovertyNew ZealandPoor childrenSocial conditions.Child welfareGovernment policyPoverty362.70869420993Boston Jonathan801638Chapple SimonMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910786644103321Child poverty in New Zealand3836060UNINA