Housing New Zealand Ltd: Privatisation by Stealth

1994 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-637 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Murphy ◽  
R A Kearns
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Economic Restructuring ◽  
The State ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Company Housing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

Like a number of other capitalist countries, New Zealand has recently undergone considerable economic restructuring. As part of this process, and representing a major policy redirection, the state has introduced a process of corporatisation and privatisation into the social service sector. In this paper we examine the processes involved in the shift from social rented housing to the emergence of a state-owned, commercially-oriented company, Housing New Zealand Ltd. We propose that the policy changes are ill-conceived, risking fiscal blowout for the state, and are likely to increase the marginalisation and poverty of tenants.

scholarly journals NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN POLAND: THEIR ROLE AND SOURCES OF FINANCING

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Magdalena Dąbkowska-Dworniak
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Commercial Organizations ◽  
Social Service Sector

Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are institutions that belong most often to the social service sector, whose goals are to meet the specific needs of people that are not being met, or not being met adequately, by commercial organizations or state administrations. Such NGOs work to help citizens develop and to improve themselves and their life situations. This article presents an overview of the role played by NGOs in Poland and how they are funded.

scholarly journals Private sector in the social service sector of today's Russia: Challenges and development trends

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
L.A. Meshcheryakova ◽  
◽  
V.V. Gorbunova ◽  
V.V. Brusneva ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

scholarly journals Women at Work: Issues for the 1990s: Introduction to the Collection

1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose Ryan
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Social Policy ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Market Regulation ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Women's Participation ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Well Being

The celebration of one hundred years of women's suffrage in New Zealand in 1993 has provided a welcome opportunity to undertake something of a "stock-take" of many aspects of women's participation in the social and economic life of New Zealand. Participation in the paid workforce is one of the most important of these, given the centrality of employment and work to social identity and economic well-being. The current re-assessment has, however, raised more questions than it has answered, given the rapidly changing social and economic environment in which women work. This includes the restructuring of the economy, the growth of the service sector, social policy changes in health and education, and the greater emphasis on market regulation of many areas previously subject to legislative regulation.

“Everyday” Anti-Christian Violence

2020 ◽  
pp. 115-142
Author(s):  
Chad M. Bauman
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
High Involvement ◽  
The Social ◽  
Carry Over ◽  
Social Service Sector

This chapter provides statistical data that support the notion that anti-Christian violence is more likely when Christians approach Hindus in their competitiveness for jobs and other social resources. It looks at the widespread and disproportionately high involvement of Christians in the social service sector, in which Christians comprise 2.5 to 5 percent of the Indian population. It also mentions non-Christians in India who find the significant Christian investment in social service impressive and admirable, describing it as a feather in the community's collective cap. The chapter discusses the Christian investment in social service as a carry-over from the colonial era that is suspected of being a ploy to advance Christian ideological, religious, and economic interests. It explores the economic explanation for Hindu–Christian conflict that is placed within a broader discussion of globalization and its effects in India.

Reconstructing the professional domain: Boundary work of professionals and volunteers in the context of social service reform

2016 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 392-411 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marianne van Bochove ◽  
Evelien Tonkens ◽  
Loes Verplanke ◽  
Suzanne Roggeveen
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Long Term Care ◽  
Boundary Work ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Domain Boundary ◽  
Term Care ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector

Shifts from professionals to volunteers are observed across national contexts and in various types of public services, particularly in long-term care and social work. This article examines how professionals and volunteers in the Netherlands perform boundary work to construct, maintain and dissolve boundaries between them in the context of social service reform. Two types of boundary work were found: demarcation work and welcoming work. Demarcation work relates to a situation where differences in knowledge, authority and reliability between professionals and volunteers are emphasised. Welcoming work involves the efforts of professionals to welcome specific volunteers to their professional domain. This study examines the implications of the second type of boundary work for structural characteristics of the social service sector. It concludes that although welcoming work can lead to deprofessionalisation, it can also promote the professionalisation of nurses and social workers.

A physical fitness programme during paid working hours – impact on health and work ability among women working in the social service sector: A three year follow up study

Work ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 339-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Vingård ◽  
Vanja Blomkvist ◽  
Andreas Rosenblad ◽  
Per Lindberg ◽  
Margaretha Voss ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Follow Up Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Service Sector
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