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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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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Massey University

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The 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 year...

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Thesis

Thesis level

Masters

Date created

1993

Creator

Whyte, Gaynor

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https://hdl.handle.net/10179/10689

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New Zealand / History / Old age pensions / Retirement income / Social security

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