TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boston,Jonathan
TI  - Transforming the welfare state: towards a new social contract 
T2  - BWB Texts
SN  - 9781988545738
U1  - 361.610993 23
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Wellington
PB  - Bridget Williams Books
KW  - Welfare state
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Public welfare
KW  - Social policy
KW  - Politics and government
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Transforming the Welfare State: A Summary of the Argument --; Welfare State Reform - Acknowledging Challenges, Dreaming Dreams --; The Evolving Contours of New Zealand's Welfare State --; The Critical Policy Challenges --; Recent Welfare State Reforms --; Values, Principles and Goals --; Reforming the Welfare State - paths to Avoid or Tread Warily --; A Transformative Social Policy Agenda --; Conclusion
N2  - "'Eighty years ago, New Zealand's welfare state was envied by many social reformers around the world. Today it stands in need of urgent repair and renewal'. One of our leading public policy thinkers asks: What might the contours of a revitalized 'social contract' for New Zealand look like? Packed full of analysis, Jonathan Boston's latest BWB Text directs us towards nothing less than a new political settlement. Wide-ranging reform of the welfare state is needed, Boston argues, if we are to address the challenges presented by economic, social and technological upheaval. This quest is made all the more demanding - and pressing - by alarming ecological crises and the need for 'the good society' to place inter-generational responsibilities at its heart"--Publisher information
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