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100			_9728 _aAtwool, Nicola R.
651	2	4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
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008			110331s1999 eng
022			_a1099-0860
040			_aWSS _dAFV
245			_aNew Zealand children in the 1990s: _bbeneficiaries of New Right economic policy? _cAtwool, Nicola R.
260			_aHoboken, NJ _bJohn Wiley & Sons _c1999
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aChildren & Society 13(5) November 1999 : 380-393
505	0	0	_tThis article discusses the impact of the New Right economic policies on children and, in particular, questions the extent to which children have benefited from such restructuring. It argues that the invisibility of children, the role of public concern abo
520			_aThis article discusses the impact of the New Right economic policies on children and, in particular, questions the extent to which children have benefited from such restructuring. It argues that the invisibility of children, the role of public concern about children and the social construction of childhood are factors that have facilitated implementation of these changes. A number of theoretical positions are presented to illustrate the author's viewpoint. Statistics given in terms of referrals to child protection agencies indicated an increase, and reported crime against children between 1991 and 1994 had more than doubled. The author depicts children as passive recipients with no voice who exist in an adult dominated society. It is suggested that if we are to counteract micro and macro forces that ignore children, it is essential that their voices be heard. Rather than focusing on either the micro level of intervention in the lives of individual children or the macro level of societal change, the author argues that the dualism itself must be transcended in order to move forward from the current position.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCHILDREN _9127
650	2	7	_2FVC _aCULTURAL ISSUES _9177
650	2	7	_2FVC _aDEMOGRAPHICS _9189
650	2	7	_2FVC _aECONOMICS _9217
650	2	7	_2FVC _aFAMILIES _9238
650	2	7	_2FVC _aPOLICY _9447
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSOCIAL WORK PRACTICE _9562
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
773	0		_tChildren & Society 13(5) November 1999 : 380-393
830			_aChildren & Society _94695
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE