This chapter from a forthcoming book focuses on one aspect of the critique concerning the centrality of state law to regulation. Colin Scott argues for shifting the focus of analysis from state law to the wider range of norms and mechanisms through control is asserted or achieved, however indirectly. The question at the heart of...

Peter Saunders and Kayoko Tsumori outline a proposal to move lone parents whose children are at school off welfare and into work as part of a broader strategy of poverty eradication. Getting sole parents into work would greatly reduce poverty, since joblessness is the biggest cause of poverty. The current system which pays parents to...

Recent developments in policies towards lone parents in Australia have emphasised the role of employment in increasing income and self-sufficiency. The emphasis on employment is also the case in other OECD countries with a general trend towards benefits for lone parents being made dependent on participation in the labour market.

The directions outlined in this paper for the next five years will position mental health services to better respond to existing and future demand for care, by building on the strengths of the current system, developing an appropriate mix and level of services and implementing new and innovative approaches to consumer needs.

In Social Modelling and Public Policy: What is microsimulation modelling and how is it being used? Laurie Brown and Ann Harding provide an overview of social modelling, and in particular a general introduction to and insight into the potential role and usefulness of microsimulation in analysing public policy.