Past Judgement : Social Policy in New Zealand History

Appreciating New Zealand's distinctive social policy history is important in formulating future social policies. This is one of the premises in Past Judgement: Social Policy in New Zealand History , which brings together recent research on a range of social policy contexts. Social Policy Past And Present, Is About People And Welfare, About Social Needs And How To Deal With Them. This Book Argues That Rather Than Judging Past Practice By Present Ideals, We Need To Take Account Of Time And Context, To Move Beyond Simple Judgement, To Understanding. The Writers Of These Essays Share An Awareness Of The Links And Tensions Between Past And Present. Some Have Been Policy-makers, Others Have Contributed To Social Services As Paid Workers And Volunteers. Some Have Benefited From Those Services. As Historians They Illustrate The Complex Dynamics Behind Past Policy Decisions And Their Longer-term Implementation, Providing A Context For The Present.--book Jacket. Preface -- History And Social Policy: Perspectives From The Past / Margaret Tennant -- Needs And The State: Evolving Social Policy In New Zealand History / Michael Belgrave -- Mixed Economy Or Moving Frontier?: Welfare, The Voluntary Sector And Government / Margaret Tennant -- The Voice Of Inspiration?: Religious Contributions To Social Policy / Peter Lineham -- Out Of The Shadows: Some Historical Underpinnings Of Mental Health Policy / Warwick Brunton -- Driving Their Own Health Canoe: Maori And Health Research / Derek Dow -- Plunket's Secret Army: The Royal New Zealand Plunket Society And The State / Linda Bryder -- Beyond The Statute: Administration Of Old-age Pensions To 1938 / Gaynor Whyte -- A Badge Of Poverty Or A Symbol Of Citizenship?: Needs, Rights And Social Security, 1935-2000 / Margaret Mcclure -- Negotiating An Increasing Range Of Functions: Families And The Welfare State / Bronwyn Labrum -- Deep And Dark Secrets: Government Responses To Child Abuse / Bronwyn Dalley -- Māori And The Māori Affairs / Aroha Harris -- The Treaty Is Always Speaking?: Government Reporting On Māori Aspirations And Treaty Meanings / Danny Keenan -- A Practitioner's Perspective On Change / Merv Hancock Interviewed By Margaret Tennant. Edited By Bronwyn Dalley And Margaret Tennant. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Appreciating New Zealand's distinctive social policy history is important in formulating future social policies. This is one of the premises in Past Judgement: Social Policy in New Zealand History, which brings together recent research on a range of social policy contexts. --Provided by publisher