Abstract
The article discusses employability within New Zealand. It outlines a series of initiatives around welfare reform that have targeted disabled people, unemployed groups, lone parents and women reentering jobs, youth, and ethnic groupings. A fourfold critique of employability is suggested around labour market outcomes, social exclusion, human resource development and broader citizenship concerns. Situating New Zealand within the broader welfare-to-work literature, the article identifies how employability constitutes a distinct electoral strategy, and outlines the future direction employability is likely to take.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 473-494 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Policy and Politics |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2006 |