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1.  Investing in Social Capital - A Christian Imperative "....there has been a continuing hardening of policies which protect individuals at the expense of community life and development.  "Poverty has been described as like "a new, undiagnosed cancer in our communities. It is both hidden and growing and without investigation and intervention".  "I am arguing that whatever you may think about the virtues or shortcomings of a free-market economy, the side effect of this is an increasing individualism and a decline in the recognition of the 'common good'. An address by The Rt Revd Dr David Coles, Bishop of Christchurch at Christchurch Cathedral at 10.00am on Saturday 7 August 1999		PDF FORMAT
2.  The Impact of Social & Economic Change on Families and Children This paper draws on a range of research and policy work material focusing on the financial position of families and children in New Zealand and the consequences for families and children of impoverishment.   Dr Michael O'Brien, Senior Lecturer, Massey University		PDF FORMAT
3.  To market, to market to buy a ?? Social policy reform in New Zealand 1984-1998 The focus is on the period since the election of the fourth labour government in 1984.  It was that government which initiated many of the economic and social changes fundamental to the reordering of social policy in New Zealand, changes which the succeeding National governments, first elected in 1990, have continued and extended.		PDF FORMAT