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100			_aMoore, Charlotte E. _97039
245			_aBlurred boundaries : _bsocial services and the mixed economy of welfare in Aotearoa New Zealand _cCharlotte Ellen Moore
246			_aA thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, the University of Auckland
260			_bUniversity of Auckland, _c2021
300			_aelectronic document (244 pages) ; PDF file
500			_aPhD thesis (University of Auckland)
520			_aDrawing upon Powell’s (2007) three-dimensional model of a ‘mixed economy of welfare’, this thesis examines how initiatives introduced by Aotearoa New Zealand’s National-led government (2008-2017) have challenged the ways in which social services are provided, funded and regulated. These initiatives include the establishment of a ‘social investment approach’, a commission of inquiry into ‘More Effective Social Services’, reforms to state housing and the piloting of a number of new commissioning tools, such as Whānau Ora commissioning agencies. Key aspects of these reforms include a strong focus on outcomes or ‘what works’, the precision targeting and segmentation of service users and efforts to streamline government contracting processes. Drawing upon findings from a series of qualitative interviews with key stakeholders in the social services sector, this thesis explores how these initiatives have further eroded the boundaries between the state, the private sector and the community and voluntary sector and the extent to which these changes can be seen as furthering the privatisation of social services in Aotearoa New Zealand. While drawing upon international theorising around the mixed economy of welfare and privatisation, this thesis applies such theories in new ways. In particular, this thesis extends Powell’s (2007) model, using the dimensions of provision, finance and regulation not only as lenses through which to analyse changes in the distribution of welfare across sectors (i.e., the extent to which measures of privatisation have occurred) but also to understand how the sectors themselves have been transformed. It finds that there have been significant implications for community and voluntary sector organisations involved in the provision of social services and their clients. On the one hand, community and voluntary sector organisations have sought to become more business-like in order to be more competitive within the ‘market’ for social service provision. On the other hand, the government’s social investment approach has required community and voluntary sector organisations to take on behaviours and roles traditionally associated with the state sector. There are a number of potential policy implications arising from these shifts, including reduced levels of diversity within the community and voluntary sector, as well as reduced levels of trust between community and voluntary sector providers and their clients. (Author's abstract). Record #7210
650		4	_aCOMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS _9148
650		4	_aECONOMIC ASPECTS _9213
650		4	_aFUNDING _9263
650			_aGOVERNMENT POLICY _9275
650			_aSOCIAL POLICY _9551
650		4	_aSOCIAL SERVICES _9555
650		4	_aSUPPORT SERVICES _9591
650			_aTHESES _9606
650			_aRANGAHAU MĀORI _95532
650		0	_aTUHINGA WHAKAPAE _95598
651		4	_aNEW ZEALAND _92588
856			_u https://hdl.handle.net/2292/54780
942			_2ddc _cTHESIS