Old-age pensions in New Zealand, 1898-1939 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey University

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dc.contributor.authorWhyte, Gaynor
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-04T22:35:20Z
dc.date.available2017-04-04T22:35:20Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe Old-age Pensions Act of 1898 is a major feature in New Zealand welfare historiography, and is seen by many, both at the popular level and by historians, as the foundation of the Welfare State in New Zealand. The aim of this thesis is to give some sense of what the old-age pension system proved to be. This involved looking beyond the legislation into the area of administration. The main conclusions are that the scheme was marginal to the majority, changed little across its first forty years in terms of pension numbers or value, deteriorated over time for Maori, and that many punitive spirits dominated and continued to affect how it was administered. In addition, the role of administration in determining policy outcome is explored, and the evidence suggests strongly that considerable power lay with administrators rather than legislators. These findings not only raise questions about the accolades surrounding the 1898 Act in New Zealand welfare historiography, but leave the sense that harder questions about impact and outcomes should now be asked of the post 1938 era.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/10689
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectHistoryen_US
dc.subjectOld age pensionsen_US
dc.subjectRetirement incomeen_US
dc.subjectSocial securityen_US
dc.titleOld-age pensions in New Zealand, 1898-1939 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History at Massey Universityen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorWhyte, Gaynoren_US
thesis.degree.disciplineHistoryen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
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