We think of our family life as very personal, but in fact it is shaped by influences well beyond
our control. Families, Labour and Love identifies the ways in which family and personal life …

This is the third volume of a four-volume encyclopaedia which combines public
administration and policy and contains approximately 900 articles by over 300 specialists …

This paper focuses on the institutionalization of gender concerns within international and
national policy machineries. During the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985) …

It is often asserted that the ruling elite in Western capitalist economies now consists of liberal
intellectuals and their media sympathisers. By contrast this book looks at the real elite in …

First published in 1999, this volume aims to examine the extent to which such a partnership
has been developed between women workers and trade unions, with a comparative …

In the last twenty-five years feminists have made their mark on Australian politics and
society. The idea of equality-that men and women are equal and should have equal access …

This book explores the impact of political parties on income redistribution policy in liberal
democracies. Rosa Mulé illustrates how public policy on inequality is influenced by strategic …

New Zealand first introduced legislation for parental leave in the private and public sectors
in 1980, with the Maternity Leave and Employment Protection Act. This Act provided up to 26 …

The interaction between government and community‐based advocacy organisations is
becoming complex and highly structured. While some analysts seek to explain such …

This article develops an explanation for the different approaches to existing women's policy
agencies adopted by governments of the right elected to office in Aotearoa/New Zealand (in …