Arranging and Paying for Child Care

Public Policy Institute

A report on child care in California

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-07

Passion and Commitment Under Stress:Canada's Non-profit Sector

Canadian Policy Research

Threats to Canada's Non-profit enterprises and possible countermeasures

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-11

Homes for All: A Blueprint for Australia

Australian Council of Social Service

This brief document highlights the issues of homelessness, high rents and public housing in Australia and offers a 7-point strategy for the government to adopt.

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-23

Catching Up to Reality: Building the Case for a New Social Model

Canadian Policy Research Networks

In this, the first of a series of papers on Canada's social architecture, the writer endeavours to identify the new social realities of Canada in 2004, and proposes a new social model

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-25

Work for the Dole: Obligation or Opportunity?

Committee for Economic Development of Australia

A 7-page examination of the effectiveness of Australia

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-01-29

Experiments on Unemployment Benefit Sanctions and Job Search Beh

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 31-page academic discussion paper reports on an experimental study on unemployment benefit sanctions, examining both pre-imposition and post-imposition effects

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-06

Single Mothers Working at Night: Standard Work, Child Care Subsidies and Implications for Welfare Reform

National Bureau of Economic Research

A single-page abstract of this report, which investigates the impact of child care subsidies on the working practices of single mothers

Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-02-06

Work for the Dole: A success in spite of practically everything

Centre for Applied Economic Research, University of NSW

This 9-page paper examines Australia's Work for the Dole program and defends it, while offering improvements

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-02-11

Exploring the Promise of Asset-based Social Policies: Reviewing Evidence from Research and Practice

Government of Canada

This 27-page conference synthesis report summarises a conference convened to investigate the potential of asset-based social policies (as distinct from income support) to diminish poverty

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-20

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

Why So Much Opposition to Social Policy Change in Quebec?

Canadian Policy Research Networks

This 2-page commentary explains the degree of resistance to social policy change in Quebec as being due, in part, to its being seen as an attack on Quebec's separate identity

Social Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2004-02-21

Foster Care: Voices from the Inside

Pew Charitable Trusts

This 34-page report highlights the structural factors responsible for "a child welfare system (US) that is overly reliant on foster care" and the human costs resulting from the system

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-02-23

Neo-Liberalism, Free Trade and Unemployment Insurance: The Canadian Counter-Reforms and the Rights of the Unemployed

Institute for Labor Studies

This 11-page paper is an analysis of the transformation of the Canadian Unemployment Insurance System in the 1990s

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-01

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

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

Australia's Ageing Population: Fiscal, Labour Market and Social Implications

Committee of Economic Development of Australia

A 9-page overview of this report, which analyses the effects of demographic change and presents a range of policy measures designed to minimise the effects of an ageing population

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-10

A Hand Up not a Hand Out: Renewing the Fight Against Poverty

Senate Community Affairs References Committee - Australia

This 551-page report investigates the current state of poverty and disadvantage in Australia

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-11

Moving Beyond Welfare: What Do We Know About Former CalWORKs Recipients?

California Budget Project

This 17-page study examines the situation of families after leaving welfare

Social Policy, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-03-12

Social Protection Reforms in Europe: Strategies for a New Social Model

Canadian Policy Research Networks

This 65-page Canadian paper studies attempts by member states of the EU to reform their social models and the part played by European-level institutions in developing a common approach

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-13

Report on Equality Between Men and Women 2004

This 20-page report is the EC's first annual report on progress towards "gender mainstreaming" in Europe

Social Policy, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-03-13

Pension Coverage Lessons for the United States from Other Countries

AARP Public Policy Institute

This 16-page issue paper examines the lessons to be learned by the U.S. from other countries relevant to improving pension coverage

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-23

Work-Poor Households: The Welfare Implications of Changing Household Employment Patterns

Economic and Social Research Institute

A 7-page executive summary of this study (purchasable in full) of how the situation of "work-poor" households in Ireland was affected by the rapid economic growth of the 1990s

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-23

The Compatability of Dependency Information Across Three Aged and Community Care Programs

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This 102-page report was commissioned by the Australian government to assist policy development, program planning and monitoring

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-03-31

Possibility or Utopia? Consumer Choice in Healthcare: A Literature Review

Rand Corporation

This 168-page literature review examines consumer choice in healthcare in the context of the German system, together with experiences in other industrialised countries, and effects on health status, satisfaction, fairness and macro-economics

Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-02

Attitudes About Homosexuality & Gay Marrige

American Enterprise Institute

Polling data relating to U.S. public opinion regarding homosexuality and gay marriage, showing trends in opinion

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-03

Veiled Meaning: The French Law Banning Religious Symbols in Public Schools

Brookings Institution

A 6-page paper setting out the French perspective on the new law banning the wearing of blatant religious symbols in French public schools

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-05

Why We Must Reform the Disability Support Pension

Centre For Independent Studies

This 8-page paper argues that the Australian Disability Support Pension scheme is widely abused, encourages unemployment and reduces benefits to the truly disabled

Social Policy, DisabilityPosted: 2004-04-06

Lies, Damned Lies and the Senate Poverty Inquiry Report

Centre for Independent Studies

This 16-page Australian issue analysis examines the findings of a recent poverty enquiry report and finds them misleading

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-07

Community Mental Health Care 2000-01

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

This 118-page Australian working paper presents statistics and data collated with the objective of ascertaining, "Who receives what services from whom, at what cost and with what effect?"

Health, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-07

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

Boarding Houses and Government Supply Side Intervention

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

This 76-page Australian study examines the potential role of government in protecting and encouraging this form of accommodation, which provides an important source of low-cost housing in Australian cities

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-15

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

Housing Supply and Affordability: Do Affordable Housing Mandates Work?

Reason Public Policy Institute

This 50-page U.S. study investigates the merits of "inclusionary zoning", whereby, to increase the supply of affordable housing, local authorities mandate that developers sell a given percentage of new homes at sub-market prices.

Housing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-16

The Graying of the Middle Kingdom: The Demographics and Economics of Retirement Policy in China

Center for Strategic and International Studies

This 40-page report explores the economic and social implications of China's coming age wave and urges the adoption of funded pensions as an important part of the solution

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-19

On Two Critical Issues in China's Social-Economic Development

China Development Institute

A speech arguing that China's economy challenges traditional economic theory and discussing social policy in terms of balancing equity and efficiency

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-25

The 6.2 Percent Solution: A Plan for Reforming Social Security

Cato Institute

A 16-page proposal for giving U.S. workers ownership and control over their retirement funds

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-26

Men's Uptake of Family-Friendly Employment Provisions

Department of Family and Community Services - Australian Government

A 221-page policy paper examining the use of family-friendly employment provisions for men in Australia

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-04-30

Pensions Policy: How Government Can Get Us Saving Again

Adam Smith Institute

A 6-page paper proposing a plan for pensions reform in the U.K.

Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-04-30

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

Welfare-to-Work, Wages and Growth

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 38-page paper examines the effect of a U.K. welfare-to-work programme on wages and wage growth

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-12

Social Scientific Data on the Impact of Marriage and Divorce on Children

Brookings Institution

A 10-page testimony to a U.S. senate sub-committee, summarising research relevant to the merits of marriage promotion, from the standpoint of child welfare

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-19

What's Fair? Ethical Decision-making in an aging society

Canadian Policy Research Networks and The Change Foundation

A 65-page Canadian report proposing a new framework for policies that involve sharing scarce resources across generations

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-24

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

The Territory as Parent: Review of the Safety of Children in Care in the ACT and of ACT Child Protection Management

ACT Government

This 236-page Australian report follows an investigation into all aspects of child protection in the ACT

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-05-28

Population Aging and Life-Course Flexibility: The Pivotal Role of Increased Choice in the Retirement Decision

Policy Research Initiative

A 40-page Canadian discussion paper examining the hypothesis that major economic and social gains could flow from policy-induced changes in the allocation of time throughout life

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-01

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

How Changes in Benefits Entitlement Affect Job-Finding: Lessons from the Slovenia "Experiment"

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 48-page discussion paper investigating the effects of reducing the period of unemployment benefit and improving employment services on the exit rate from unemployment in Slovenia

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-17

The Welfare State, Thresholds, and Economic Growth

German Institute for Economic Research

This 56-page discussion paper examines the relationship between growing welfare states and economic growth rates

Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-18

How Do Welfare Sanctions Work?

Institute for Research on Poverty

A 27-page U.S. discussion paper examining the application of non-compliance sanctions in Wisconsin under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) legislation

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-22

Developments in Family Policy in Portugal in 2003

Institute of Social Sciences

A 20-page working paper detailing developments in family policy in Portugal during 2003, covering benefits, reconciling work and family life, and the regulation of marriage and other relationships

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-23

International Comparison of Work Disability

Center for Economic Research

A 43-page discussion paper analyzing the results of self-reported work disability in U.S., U.K. and the Netherlands

Disability, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-06-29

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

Post-Adaptation Growth Recovery in Poland and Russia: Similarities and Differences

Center for Social and Economic Research

A 63-page working paper analyzing the sources, economic and social characteristics of growth recovery in two transition states, Poland and Russia

Economic Policy, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-15

Privatizing Pensions

American Enterprise Institute

A 7-page review of the privatization of pensions in Russia

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-19

Encouraging Strong Family Relationships

Center for the Study of Social Policy

A 73-page U.S. report examining recent changes in the structure of American families and proposing benchmarks for a framework favouring the healthy formation and maintenance of families

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-26

Does "Work for the Dole" Work?

Melbourne Institute of Applied Economics and Social Research

This 40-page Australian working paper examines the effect of a community-based work experience program on exiting unemployment

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-29

Questions About Expanded Participation and the "Sustainability" of Japan's Long-Term Care Insurance System

NLI Research Institute

A 4-page paper examining the issues surrounding the proposal to extend participation in Japan's long-term care insurance system to younger people

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-07-29

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

The Consequences of "In-Work" Benefit Reform in Britain: New Evidence from Panel Data

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 74-page discussion paper evaluates the effect of the introduction of the Working Families' Tax Credit (designed to encourage work among low-income families with children) on single mothers

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-17

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

Government Initiatives to Develop the U.K. Social Economy

Australian Centre for Co-operative Research and Development

A 25-page Australian paper examing the initiatives taken by the U.K. government to develop the "social economy"

Governance & Politics, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-21

Why Are Fertility and Women's Employment Rates So Low in Italy? Lessons from France and the U.K.

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 41-page discussion paper examining the relationship between women's employment and fertility in Mediterranean countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-31

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

Assessing Poverty and Inequality at a Detailed Regional Level

National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling

A 19-page Australian paper describing new techniques developed to create synthetic household microdata and demonstrating their use in analysing poverty rates, the spatial impact of policy change and the characteristics of the poor by geographical area

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-08-31

Canada's New Social Risks: Directions for a New Social Architecture

Canadian Policy Research Networks

A 73-page report describing the social architecture required to cope with the social risks currently facing Canada

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-09-13

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

Does Means-Testing Exacerbate Early Retirement?

National Institute of Economic and Social Research

A 52-page U.K. paper analysing the trade-off between means-testing state pension benefits and disincentives to saving and working

Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-09-15

Building Community-Based Care Systems for Elderly Persons with Memory Loss: A Case Study

NLI Research Institute

A 9-page Japanese report on a program launched by the town of Honbetsu to support dementia sufferers and their carers

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-09-17

Time Series of APW Calculations

Danish National Institute of Social Research

These modules provide a consistent series of impacts on the in-work income of specific family types from different social events such as sickness, unemployment, disability and retirement. Page links to modules for Denmark, Sweden and Finland

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-01

Millions to the Middle: Three Strategies to Expand the Middle Class

Demos-USA

A 48-page U.S. report offers a long-term policy agenda deesigned to expand the middle class

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-05

Non-Employment and the Welfare State: U.K. and Germany Compared

Anglo-German Foundation

A 75-page study focusing on the labour market inactive, comparing changes in the size and composition of this group in the U.K. and Germany in the 1990s and estimating the impact of changes in welfare provisions on employment flows

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-06

Occupational Pensions and Industrial Relations

European Industrial Relations Observatory

A comparative examination of occupational pensions in Europe, highlighting their relationship with industrial relations

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-07

Welfare and the Labour Market in the E.U.

European Network of Economic Policy Research Institutes

A 22-page occasional paper providing an overview of labour market policies within the E.U. to protect individuals from unemployment

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-07

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

Family Ties

Fostering Results

A 12-page U.S. report on the advantages of subsidised guardianship by relatives and other caregivers as an alternative to long-term foster care

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-18

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

Evidence to Date on the Working and Effectiveness of ALMPs in New Zealand

New Zealand Department of Labour

This 80-page New Zealand report summarises the evidence from recent New Zealand employment programme evaluations and compares the results with international evidence on similar programmes

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-20

Expert Workshop on the Measurement of Social Capital for Public Policy

Policy Research Initiative

This 34-page Canadian report synthesises the proceedings of a workshop held to identify the essential elements of a "toolbox" for analyzing social capital for the purposes of developing and assessing governmental programmes and policies

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-20

Schools Out: Can Teachers, Social Workers and Health Staff Learn to Live Together?

Demos

A 66-page U.K. report about emerging practice in extended schools and its implications for public services and communities

Education, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-23

Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development

Economic Policy Institute

This 54-page U.S. report stresses the benefits of publicly funded early childhood development programmes for the children of low-income families

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-26

Tramsformative Social Protection

Institute of Development Studies

A 36-page working paper calling for a radical re-definition and new approach to social protection

Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-29

Shifting Perspectives in Pensions

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 22-page discussion paper deals with the relative merits of four types of universal, mandatory pension schemes, with special reference to notional or non-defined contribution schemes

Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-10-29

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

How Changes in Financial Incentives Affect the Duration of Unemployment

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 44-page discussion paper studying how changes in the benefit replacement rate and the potential duration of benefits affected the duration of unemployment in Austria

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-10-30

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

Government Initiatives to Develop the U.K. Social Economy

Australian Centre for Cooperative Research and Development

A 25-page Australian paper analysing the initiatives of the U.K. government to strengthen the non-profit sector

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-11-10

Attitudes Towards the Public Pension: Analysis From a New Perspective

NLI Research Institute

A 9-page Japanese paper applying latent class anlaysis techniques to a private sector survey investigating public attitudes towards the Japanese public pension

Social Policy, AgeingPosted: 2004-11-13

Social Science Research and Public Policy: Narrowing the Divide

National Institute for Governance

A 20-page Australian occasional paper examining the relationship between social science research and public policy and its processes, and offering directions for the best use of research in developing public policy

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-11-16

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

High/Scope Perry Preschool Study Through Age 40: Summary, Conclusions and Frequently Asked Questions

High/Scope Educational Research Foundation

This 21-page study summary reports on the lifetime effects of a group of poor African Americans randomly divided into a group that received a high-quality pre-school program and a group that did not

Social PolicyPosted: 2004-11-25

Retirement Savings Reforms on which the Left and the Right Can Agree

National Center of Policy Analysis

A 2-page brief analysis summarizing the retirement savings situation in the U.S. and proposing improvements in the U.S. system

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-06

Fast Times at Ridgemont High? The Effect of Compulsory Schooling Laws on Teenage Births

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 47-page discussion paper investigates U.S. and Norwegian experience of whether increasing mandatory scholastic attainment through compulsory schooling legislation encourages women to delay childbearing

Families, Children & Youth, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-06

The Transition from Welfare to Work and the Role of Potential Labor Income

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 35-page discussion paper examining the influence of the ratio between estimated potential income and the welfare payment level in Germany on the probability of leaving welfare

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-10

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

Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion 2004

New Policy Institute

This 72-page annual report assesses where matters stand on poverty and social exclusion in Britain

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-13

Long-Run Effects of Public Sector Sponsored Training in Germany

Institute for the Study of Labor

This 52-page discussion paper analyses the cost-effectiveness of publicly-funded training programmes for the unemployed in Germany

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-24

The Long-Term Care Partnership Program: Issues and Options

Brookings Institution

An 11-page issue brief examining the Long-Term Care Partnership Program, a pilot scheme designed to encourage U.S. citizens to purchase an affordable amount of LTC insurance cover by assuring them additional LTC services through the Medicaid programme

Ageing, Social PolicyPosted: 2004-12-31

Capturing the Essential Elements

Public/Private Ventures

This 23-page U.S. report shows how to define the essential elements of model social policies and programmes to increase the chances of successful replication

Social PolicyPosted: 2005-01-02

Poverty and Exclusion: Normative Approaches to Policy Research

Policy Research Initiative

This 48-page Canadian paper examines normative approaches to poverty and exclusion with a focus on legal policy perspectives as drivers of policy rather than policy outcomes

Poverty & Hunger, Social PolicyPosted: 2005-01-02

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