Cultivating the Knowledge Economy in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2000 This qualitative research was designed to define knowledge-based organisations including any perceived skill shortages they may face and any specific attributes that they look for in…
Changing Skills for a Changing World: Recommendations for Adult Literacy Policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2000 This report was researched and written under the sponsorship of the Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowships in Public Policy. It summarises major issues facing New Zealand’s…
Family Structures Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2000 The New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS) undertook a review of family sponsored immigration policy. One of the key issues addressed was what is the appropriate definition of family.…
Humanitarian Category Circumstances Last Publication Date: 01 Jul 2000 The New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS) is undertaking a review of family sponsored immigration policy. Both the Family Category and the Humanitarian Category policies are being…
Astronaut Families and Cosmonaut Couples Last Publication Date: 01 May 2000 “Astronaut migration” is a migration pattern first identified in the 1980s and refers to migrants who, after taking up residence, spend lengthy periods out of New…
Change in the distribution of income of the working age population, 1976–1996 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 1999 This paper employs census data to look at the change in distribution of income individuals of working age (15 to 59 years).
The Effects of Employment Regulation Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 1999 This Occasional Paper details the results and method of case study research, undertaken by the Labour Market Policy Group (LMPG) and the Centre for Research on Work,…
Human Capability: A Framework for Analysis Last Publication Date: 13 Oct 1999 This report defines and discusses future implementation of the 'Human Capability Framework'. It first outlines the framework, including a description of 'advance wellbeing'. It then discusses…
Evaluation of the ACC Reforms: Case study research Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 1999 This research was commissioned by the Labour Market Policy Group (LMPG) of the Department of Labour to evaluate the impact of the legislative changes on workplace…
Displacement effects of active labour market policy Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 1999 This paper focuses on the displacement effects of employment programmes. A simple definition of displacement is any changes in employment elsewhere in the economy as a…
