National Bibliometric Report 1997 to 2001- International Benchmarking of New Zealand Research Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 Scientific and technical knowledge can be tacit (kept as personal knowledge or skills), or it can be codified in the form of publications, patents or blueprints.…
Assessing The Progress On Poverty Reduction Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper presents the summary results of the New Zealand Poverty Measurement Project's analysis of the incidence and severity of poverty during the 1990s, and assesses…
New Zealand Living Standards: Their Measurement and Variation, with an Application To Policy Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This paper describes the recently published ELSI scale for measuring living standards. It discusses results with major significance for social policy (including living standard distributions for…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Family Resilience and Good Child Outcomes - a Review of the Literature Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 This report is the third volume in the Ministry of Social Development’s new research series Raising Children in New Zealand. The series was established as a…
Youth Transitions Report Series 2003 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2003 Government has the goal of having by 2007, all 15 to 19 year olds in work, education or training, or other activities that contribute to their…
Young people’s experience of recovery and wellbeing following a suicide attempt Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2002 Social Work Now, Issue 23, pages 15-21. Evidence suggests that young people aged 15-24 in New Zealand are at increased risk of death by suicide compared with…
Evaluating the February 1999 Domestic Purposes Benefit and Widows Benefit Reforms: Summary of key findings Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2002 This paper reports on the findings of the evaluation and monitoring strategy that focused on policy reforms for Domestic Purposes Benefit (DPB) and Widows Benefit (WB)…
Raising Children in New Zealand: The Influence of Parental Income on Children's Outcomes Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 It is well established that parental income is positively associated with virtually every dimension of child well-being that social scientists measure. This report advances beyond simple…
The Social Report 2002 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 The Social Report 2002 Update is the second stage in the programme of social monitoring initiated by The Social Report 2001. It aims to provide up-to-date…
Raising Children in New Zealand: Exploring Good Outcomes for Young People Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2002 As part of its family dynamics/family effectiveness research programme, the Ministry of Social Development commissioned research in 2000 to explore the views of families, young people…