Social Policy
Preventing Multiple Risky Behaviours Among Adolescents: Seven Strategies
"Child Trends"
This 12-page US research brief brings together findings from developmental science and from rigorous program evaluations to identify seven actionable, feasible strategies and relevant programs that have been found to affect two or more risky behaviors in adolescents
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-18
Pension Reform and the Development of Pension Systems
World Bank
A 168-page assessment of the World Bank's activities in support of reforming pension systems in 68 countries
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-02-16
An Age-Old Challenge: Funding Our Future
World Bank
A series of five articles discussing different aspects of the global pensions dilemma (Single page linking to each article)
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-02-08
Gender Equality and Development
World Bank
This 458-page report argues that gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. Further, that it is also smart economics
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04
Defusing the Bomb: Overcoming Pakistan's Population Challenge
Wilson Center
The report of a US conference held to discuss the challenges posed by Pakistan's explosive population growth
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-06-28
More Than a Bed: Sydney's Homeless Speak Out
Wesley Mission
A 44-page Australian report examining the causes of homelessness
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-07-12
Engaging Young People in Volunteering: What Works in Tasmania
Volunteering Tasmania
This 124-page Australian report outlines how to cultivate interest in volunteering among young people , how to create roles that are appropriate for young people, and the characteristics for successful leadership in youth volunteering
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-02
Strategies for Equality and Inclusion
Victorian Council of Social Service
Links to papers presented at Australia's VCOSS Congress 2004, covering topics such as community strengthening, early childhood, affordable housing, human rights, vulnerable families, asylum seekers and refugees
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-09-14
People, Places, Processes: Reducing Health Inequalities Through Balanced Health Approaches
VicHealth
A 32-page Australian overview of current evidence from health promotion approaches
Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-05-15
Compulsion in Active Labour Market Programs
UVT
A 27-page Dutch discussion paper examining the compulsion and treatment effects in active labour market programmes
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-10
Countering Radicalization in America
USIP
This 16-page report explains how the US has begun devising a comprehensive counterradicalization strategy
Defence, Terrorism & Security, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-10
International Update: Recent Developments in Public and Private Pensions
US Social Security Administration
This 4-page bulletin reports on recent pensions developments in Europe, Asia/Pacific and the Americas
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-02-21
Workforce Development as an Anti-Poverty Strategy
Urban Instiute
This 41-page US paper examines the cost-effectiveness of funded workforce development programmes
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-04
Are There Opportunities to Increase Social Security Progressivity Despite Underfunding?
Urban Institute
This 29-page US paper reviews why Social Security fails to lift more elderly low-wage workers and minorities out of poverty or provide a greater return on their contributions.
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-11-27
Cultural Vitality in Communities: Interpretation and Indicators
Urban Institute
This 104-page US report describes a method for measuring cultural vitality in communities
Urban Issues, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-12-21
Intentions and Results: A Look Back at the Adoption and Safe Families Act
Urban Institute
A series of papers (138-pages) examining the effects of the US Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997 and its implementation
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-01-25
The State of Society: Measuring Economic Success and Human Well-Being
Urban Institute
This 94-page US study identifies 14 categories measuring national well-being that go beyond gross domestic product’s snapshot of how a society and its economy are faring. It proposes that new measures assess the well-being of all segments of society—women, children, the elderly, and racial and other minorities
Social Policy, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-06-03
The Labor Market and Young Black Men: Updating Moynihan
Urban Institute
A 26-page US paper reviewing the Moynihan Report and the causes and policy implications of trends in employment of young black men
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-07
Do Child Characteristics Affect How Children Fare in Families Receiving and Leaving Welfare?
Urban Institute
A 46-page U.S. discussion paper studying the developmental risks of children and adolescents in the families of former recipients and current recipients of welfare
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-20
Innovative Employment Approaches and Programs for Low-Income Families
Urban Institute
This 118-page US report profiles approaches and programmes for improving the economic success of low-income parents
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-06-03
TANF Caseload Composition and Leavers Synthesis Report
Urban Institute
This 185-page US report synthesises research on the composition of the welfare caseload and the status of welfare leavers since the federal welfarte reforms of 1996
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-10-10
Opportunity and Ownership over the Life Cycle
Urban Institute
This US brief explores asset-building strategies, drawing on the suggestions from a roundtable of asset, education, housing, and retirement policy experts. Policies to combat poverty and build wealth should account for people's needs and abilities to acquire assets over a lifetime. The paper looks at typical saving patterns over the life cycle and recommends ways to craft more integrated wealth-building policies.
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-04-23
The Impacts of Foreclosures on Families and Communities: A Primer
Urban Institute
This 54-page US brief summarizes what is known about how foreclosures adversely affect households and their neighborhoods — from children and the elderly to public safety and local property tax revenues. It also looks at policies, programs, and response strategies to prevent or mitigate the fallout
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-07
What do "I Do's" Do? Potential Benefits of Marriage for Cohabiting Couples With Children
Urban Institute
An 8-page U.S. study quantifying the benefits of marriage, as compared to cohabitation, for families with children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-26
Should We Subsidize Work? Welfare Reform, the Earned Income Tax Credit and Optimal Transfers
Urban Institute
An 18-page US paper assessing evidence that welfare reform and expansion of the earned income tax credit have increased work among low-income families
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-11-06
Affirmative Action: What Do We Know?
Urban Institute
A 50-page U.S. paper reviewing research on the effect of affirmative action in employment, university admission and government procurement
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-01-24
Can We Improve Job Retention and Advancement Among Low-Income Working Parents?
Urban Institute
This 30-page U.S. study examines four approaches for improving job retention and advancement among low-income working adults
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-11-13
Race and Residence Prospects for Stable Neighborhood Integration
Urban Institute
This 10-page U.S. report focuses on shifts in the black-white composition of neighbourhoods in large metropolitan areas
Urban Issues, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-15
Foster Care Adoption in the United States: A State-by-State Analysis of Barriers and Promising Approaches
Urban Institute
This 122-page U.S. report describes the complexities, progress and struggles states are experiencing in trying to move more children into adoption
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-11-24
Strengthening Private Sources of Retirement Savings for Low Income Families
Urban Institute
This 12-page U.S. brief provides data on the assets of U.S. households and discusses options for increasing levels of savings and retirement security, especially for low- and moderate-income families
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-10-05
Understanding Diverse Neighbourhoods in an Era of Demographic Change
Urban Institute
This 46-page US paper develops a new set of neighbourhood typologies using categories that reflect important differences in income as well as the extent of racial and ethnic diversity
Social Policy, Urban IssuesPosted: 2006-08-31
The Changing Role of Welfare in the Lives of Low-Income Families with Children
Urban Institute
A 91-page US report on how well low-income families have fared since the welfare system was overhauled in 1966
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-31
Adjusting Social Security Benefits for Changes in the Cost of Living
Urban Institute
This US brief examines different price indices that might be used to adjust Social Security benefits for changes in the cost of living
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2010-08-08
Better Opportunities for the Poor
Urban Institute
Six briefs examining the results of a US programme designed to help poor minority families move to better locations (single page linking to each paper)
Urban Issues, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-28
The Skid Row Collaborative 2003-2007: Process Evaluation
Urban Institute
This 28-page US report examines a homelessness project that moved chronically homeless disabled people into housing and helped them with health, mental health, substance abuse and other supportive services
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-09-22
Combating Poverty and Inequality: Structural Change, Social Policy and Politics
UNRISD
This 360-page report highlights the complex processes involved in sustainably reducing poverty and inequality, and lays out a range of policies and institutional measures that can be adopted by countries to achieve this goal
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-09-19
The Power of Jurisdiction in Promoting Social Policies in Smaller States
UNRISD
This 40-page paper argues that a stronger appreciation of strategic issues, institutional practices, legal features, regulatory capacities and behavioural response mechanisms would help in understanding why some small states succeed while others do not
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-04-01
Defining and Measuring Social Cohesion: Social Policies in Small States Series, No. 1
UNRISD
A 40-page paper examining the concept of social cohesion in policy debates and assessing its role in social development
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-12-03
Social Policies in Grenada
UNRIDS
This 74-page paper assesses developments in social policy approaches and delivery in the post-colonial period, including the economic strategies pursued and their effects on social policy, particularly in respect of children
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-04
Self‐directed Community Aged Care for People with Complex Needs: A Literature Review
Uniting Care Community Options/Deakin University
This 102-page Australian report critically reviews the literature on older care recipient‐directed care arrangements in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia and highlights the importance to distinguish between Cash‐for‐Care and Self‐Directed Care schemes
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-08-02
The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development
United Nations
This 236-page edition of the Human Development Report celebrates the contributions of the human development approach to improve people’s well-being
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-09
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2009
UNESCO
A new report from UNESCO, monitoring progress towards universal education, argues that the failure of governments across the world to tackle deep and persistent inequalities in education is consigning millions of children to lives of poverty and diminished opportunity. The report identifies a range of policies to remedy extreme inequality
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-04
International Update: Recent Developments in Foreign Public and Private Pensions - March 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
The U.S. Social Security Administration's monthly update on overseas pensions developments
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-10
International Update - May 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page U.S. report on pensions developments in Germany, Ireland, Switzerland, U.K. and Japan
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-09
International Update, November 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page report covering recent pensions developments in Finland, France, the U.K. and Argentina
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-10
International Update, June 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page U.S. bulletin on recent pension developments in Macedonia, Mexico, Australia, China and South Korea
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-12
International Update, July 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page update on developments in public and private pensions in Romania, Jordan, Taiwan, El Salvador and Peru
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-09
March International Update
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page update reporting on public and private pension developments in Denmark, Peru, South Africa and South Korea
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-04-06
International Update: Recent Developments in Foreign Public and Private Pensions - April 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
The 4-page April 2004 issue of this monthly newsletter reporting on recent pension developments internationally
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-05-04
December International Update
U.S. Social Security Administration
This 4-page U.S. bulletin reports on public and private pensions developments in the Netherlands, U.K. and Peru, with sections on Latin America and a U.N. report
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2005-01-12
International Update - February 2005
U.S. Social Security Administration
This 4-page bulletin reports on public and private pensions developments in Portugal, Slovakia, Namibia, Uruguay, Japan, Thailand and Uzbekistan
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-03-07
International Update October 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
This 4-page monthly update reports on public and private pension developments in Ireland, Switzerland, Jamaica, Australia and China
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-10-30
International Update, August 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page U.S. bulletin reporting on recent developments in Foreign Public and Private Pensions
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-31
January 2005 International Update
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page report on public and private pension developments in Austria, Malta, U.K., Chile and Kazakhstan
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-02-03
International Update, September 2004
U.S. Social Security Administration
A 4-page update, covering recent pensions developments in Poland, Sweden, Nigeria, The Bahamas, Brazil and Canada
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-11
Social Security Reform: Preliminary Lessons from Other Countries' Experiences
U.S. Government Accountability Office
A 21-page testimony to a U.S. congressional committee on the preliminary interpretation of lessons learned from the experience of other countries reforming national pension systems
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-06-28
Social Security: Long-Term Challenges Warrant Early Action
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 25-page testimony examines the sustainability of the U.S. Social Security programme in the light of demographic and other challenges and offers recommendations to the legislature
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2005-02-08
Social Security Reform: Answers to Key Questions
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 77-page U.S. guide provides answers to questions about basic aspects of social security and reform issues
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-05-21
Social Panorama of Latin America
U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
This 41-page briefing paper, a summary of the full report, details poverty and income distribution in Latin America, demographic changes and their policy implications, the social situation of youth, family structures, household work and well being
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-01-28
What Works in Community Involvement in Area-Based Initiatives? A Systematic Review of the Literature
U.K. Home Office
This 90-page U.K. literature review assesses research evidence on the effectiveness of community involvement in Area Based Initiatives
Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-19
What Evidence Should Social Policymakers Use?
Treasury - Australia
This 18-page Australiian paper proposes a hierarchy of research methods that can help policymakers sort through a daunting body of research, and may also inform governments' decisions on how to evaluate social policy interventions
Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-12
The economics of co-ethnic employment: Incentives, welfare effects and policy options
Tinbergen Institute
This 32-page discussion paper looks at over-representation of workers of the same ethnic group within firms from the standpoint of the employees themselves and society generally, assessing both short-term and long-term effects
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-03
Early Retirement Behaviour in the Netherlands: Evidence from a Policy Reform
Tinbergen Institute
This 40-page discussion paper examines early retirement behaviour in the Netherlands, and how it has been influenced by policy reform
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-03-10
Making Summer Count: How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning,
The Wallace Foundation
This 118-page US study investigates ways of preventing low-income students from suffering large learning setbacks during summer vacations
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-06-14
Transitional Jobs Reentry Demonstration
The Joyce Foundation, MDRC
A 20-page US report describing testing strategies to help former prisoners find and keep jobs and stay out of prison
Crime, Law & Order, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-08-04
Chile's Privatization Failures
The Century Foundation
A 3-page U.S. article examining the consequences of Chile's privatization of its social security system
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-05-03
A Safety Net for Bubble Buyers: Rescuing Homeowners from Collapsing Home Values
The Century Foundation
A 4-page US proposal for assisting homeowners from the consequences of negative equity
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-11-28
Relationship Matters: Not-for-profit Community Organisations and Corporate Community Investment
The Centre for Corporate Public Affairs et al.
This 109-page Australian report looks at how to best leverage the operations and activities of not-for-profit community organisations to enhance interactions with large businesses.
Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-03
New Ways of Restoring and Supporting the Independence of Older People
The Benevolent Society
This 8-page Australian briefing is one of a series designed to make it easier for community aged care workers and managers to have access to the latest research evidence on issues affecting their day-to-day work with older people, in a practical and accessible format
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-12
Creating Better Communities: A Study of Social Capital Creation in Four Communities
The Benevolent Society
This 28-page Australian report examines what makes communities inclusive and caring
Social Policy, Urban IssuesPosted: 2008-02-12
Distributional Effects of Tax Expenditures
Tax Policy Center
This 27-page US paper examines the distributional effects of three of the largest groups of tax expenditures – those that subsidize owner-occupied housing, medical care, and retirement saving
Taxation, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-06
The Wage-penalty Effect: The Hidden Cost of Maternity Leave
TAI
A 25-page Australian report confirming the findings of overseas research demonstrating that incomes grow less quickly among women returning to the workforce
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-26
Governance and Social Housing: Can Good Governance be Bad Practice?
Swinburne Institute for Social Research
This 7-page paper argues that reforms in the governance (planning and management) of social housing can be used to avoid addressing the real needs, such as larger budgets
Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-03
Why Are Youth From Lower-Income Families Less Likely to Attend University?
Statistics Canada
This 38-page Canadian paper uses data on academic abilities, parental influences, financial constraints and other characteristics to try to account for the large gap in university attendance across the income distribution
Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-03-05
How Canadians' Use of the Internet Affects Social Life and Civic Participation
Statistics Canada
A 29-page Canadian study into the role of the Internet in social engagement and the opportunities it represents for Canadians to be active citizens
Science & Technology, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-12-15
Incentive Effects of Social Assistance: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
Statistics Canada
A 35-page Canadian study into the effects of different levels of social assistance benefit on employment
Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-06-22
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Asia and the Pacific, 2008
SSA
This 231-page US report provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 48 countries in Asia and the Pacific. It summarizes the five main social insurance programs in those countries: old-age, disability, and survivors; sickness and maternity; work injury; unemployment; and family allowances
Social Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-03-10
International Update September 2007
SSA
A monthly US bulletin reporting on overseas developments in pensions, social security and retirement
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-04
International Update
SSA
A US bulletin (June 2007) reporting on recent developments in public and private pensions in foreign countries
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2007-07-10
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: The Americas, 2007
SSA
A 196-page US report providing cross-national comparisons of the social security systems of each country in the Americas
Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-28
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa 2007
SSA
This 194-page US report provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 44 countries across Africa
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-10-10
Social Security Programs Throughout the World: Africa, 2009
SSA
This 199-page US report, part of a four-volume series, provides a cross-national comparison of the social security systems in 44 countries in Africa
Social Policy, RegionalPosted: 2009-08-16
Young Carers: Social Policy Impacts of the Caring Responsibilities of Children and Young Adults
SPRC
A 134-page theoretically-informed and policy-focused quantitative and qualitative study on young carers in Australia
Social Policy, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-12-19
Towards New Indicators of Disadvantage: Deprivation and Social Exclusion
SPRC
This 122-page study advocates a broader approach to the measurement of disadvantage
Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-11-23
Out-of-Home Care for Children in Australia: A Review of Literature and Policy
SPRC
This 70-page Australian study reviews trends in out-of-home care for children
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2008-03-09
Towards Productive Welfare? A Comparative Analysis of 23 OECD Countries
SPRC
This 30-page paper explores the possibility of developing a classification of welfare state types that incorporate both productive and protective elements of social policy
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-31
Meeting the Needs of Australian Muslim Families: Exploring Marginalisation, Family Issues and 'Best Practice' in Service Provision
SPRC
This 143-page Australian paper presents the results of a research project aiming to enhance understanding of the needs of marginalised Muslim families and to develop 'best practice' in addressing these needs
Social Policy, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-12-09
People and Community at the Heart of Systems and Bureaucracy: South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative
South Australia's Social Inclusion Initiative
This 24-page report considers the Social Inclusion Initiative which has become the bedrock of South Australia's approach to delivering public value to the most marginalised people through joined-up government
Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-02-20
Promoting Social Networks for Older People in Community Aged Care
Social Policy Research Centre / The Benevolent Society
This 6-page Australian briefing draws from the research evidence promising and innovative practices that can be readily adapted and incorporated by care workers and managers into their day-to-day work
Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-03-12
Coordinated and Integrated Human Service Delivery Models
Social Policy Research Centre
This 50-page report presents evidence of the use of coordinated and integrated human service delivery in Australia, the U.K., Ireland and the U.S.
Social PolicyPosted: 2005-04-29
Disability Support Pension - New Customer Focus Groups
Social Policy Research Centre
A 38-page Australian report on a series of focus groups exploring the situations, motivations, needs and aspirations of people applying for the Disability Support Pension
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-10-26
Defining 'Quality' In Social Policy Research
Social Policy Association
This 24-page UK study investigates how social policy researchers and research users conceptualise 'quality' in social policy research
Social PolicyPosted: 2006-08-07
Social Inclusion: Origins, Concepts and Key Themes
Social Inclusion Unit - Australia
A 50-page Australian report providing a background on the concept of social inclusion
Social PolicyPosted: 2008-10-15
Activating Citizenship: A Social Inclusion Approach for Disability in South Australia
Social Inclusion Board
This 60-page Australian paper is designed to provoke discussion and invites people with a disability, their families and other carers, to contribute ideas on ways to support transformational change in community inclusion of people with disability
Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2010-08-04
Reaching Out: An Action Plan on Social Exclusion
Social Exclusion Task Force
A 100-page plan for tackling social exclusion in the UK
Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-12
Unequal Welfare States: Distributive Consequences of Population Ageing in Six European Countries
Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands
A 192-page study examining the possible distributive consequences of population ageing in relation to the different welfare state types found in the European Union
Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-11-04
Documentation of 'Care Packages' for Children in OECD's 2003 Tax/Ben Model
SFI
This 44-page Danish working paper consists of documentation for the modelling of schemes implemented in OECD's 2003 Tax/Ben model for use in the 'Carearchitecture' childcare project
Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-10
The Prevalance and Heterogeneity of At-Risk and Pathological Gamblers: The Danish Case
SFI
A 22-page Danish working paper showing the prevalence of at-risk, problem and pathological gamblers among adult Danes
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-01-10
Health Shocks and Retirement: The Role of Welfare State Institutions
SFI
A 19-page Danish working paper studying the effect of welfare state interventions on the retirement of elderly male workers following an acute health shock
Social PolicyPosted: 2007-08-10
Rescaling Social Welfare Policies in Denmark
SFI
A background report for understanding the process for rescaling social welfare policies in Denmark
Social Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-09-22