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Child poverty in New Zealand / / Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple
| Child poverty in New Zealand / / Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple |
| Autore | Boston Jonathan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.70869420993 |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor children - New Zealand - Social conditions
Child welfare - Government policy - New Zealand Poverty - New Zealand |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-927247-88-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 MEASURES
HOW 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 ADDRESSED DOES 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 children Claim 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 wage A 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 poverty Integrated poverty measures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464815403321 |
Boston Jonathan
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| Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Child poverty in New Zealand / / Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple
| Child poverty in New Zealand / / Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple |
| Autore | Boston Jonathan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.70869420993 |
| Collana | BWB Texts |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor children - New Zealand - Social conditions
Child welfare - Government policy - New Zealand Poverty - New Zealand |
| ISBN | 1-927247-88-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 MEASURES
HOW 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 ADDRESSED DOES 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 children Claim 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 wage A 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 poverty Integrated poverty measures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786644103321 |
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Boston Jonathan
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| Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Child poverty in New Zealand / / Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple
| Child poverty in New Zealand / / Jonathan Boston and Simon Chapple |
| Autore | Boston Jonathan |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (345 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.70869420993 |
| Collana | BWB Texts |
| Soggetto topico |
Poor children - New Zealand - Social conditions
Child welfare - Government policy - New Zealand Poverty - New Zealand |
| ISBN | 1-927247-88-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
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 MEASURES
HOW 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 ADDRESSED DOES 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 children Claim 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 wage A 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 poverty Integrated poverty measures |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820092303321 |
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Boston Jonathan
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| Wellington, New Zealand : , : Bridget Williams Books, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Governing for the future : designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow / / by Jonathan Boston
| Governing for the future : designing democratic institutions for a better tomorrow / / by Jonathan Boston |
| Autore | Boston Jonathan |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2017 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (575 pages) : illustrations, tables |
| Disciplina | 321.8 |
| Collana | Public Policy and Governance |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy
Democratization |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-78635-055-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910153236503321 |
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Boston Jonathan
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| Bingley, England : , : Emerald, , 2017 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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