Abstract
Lunt N. The rise of a 'social development' agenda in New ZealandInt J Soc Welfare 2009: 18: 3-12 <(C)> 2008 The Author(s), Journal compilation <(C)> 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare.
Since 1999 New Zealand has seen the election of a series of Labour-led governments committed to a social policy framework of social development. This article outlines the background to the emergence of social development, tracing its antecedents in the neo-liberal administrations of the 1990s. The social development framework consists of commitments around economic development, human capital development, family development and politico-administrative redevelopment. Taking the position that reforms must be seen as concrete policy mechanisms and as discursive cues and conceptual apparatus, the article offers a comparison and critique. First, it identifies the continuities and contrasts with the previous neo-liberal framework of minimal social policy; and second, it begins the process of critically interrogating the potential citizenship implications of social development.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 312 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | International Journal of Social Welfare |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- New Zealand
- social development
- social investment
- welfare reform
- WELFARE-STATE
- DISCOURSE
- POLITICS
- POLICY
- CITIZENSHIP
- STORIES