The Family Policy Implications of a New Social Program: The New Zealand Accident Compensation Scheme

This study uses field data and analysis of documents to identify the family implications of the New Zealand Accident Compensation Scheme and suggests how the adoption of the new social welfare principles underlying the implementing Act could impact family policy in the United States. Innovations wer...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 1980-08, Vol.42 (3), p.683-693
Main Authors: Vosburgh, Miriam G., Kronick, Jane C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident/Accidents
Accidents
Automobile accidents
Children
Communities
Compensation/Compensative/Compensatory/Compensating
Disabilities
Families
Family/Families
Housewives
International Department
New Zealand/New Zealander/New Zealanders
Policy/Policies
Social Security benefits
Standard of living
Victim compensation
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Summary:This study uses field data and analysis of documents to identify the family implications of the New Zealand Accident Compensation Scheme and suggests how the adoption of the new social welfare principles underlying the implementing Act could impact family policy in the United States. Innovations were the attribution of accidents as a community responsibility, the definition of the family unit in terms of past economic support and the adaptation of common law principles to social provision. The paper recommends the consideration of these principles in present attempts in the United States to protect families from the consequences of sudden disability.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.2307/351911