ABSTRACT

New Zealand and Australia have both adopted compulsory income management and an actuarially-based “social investment” approach since 2012, suggesting the two countries engaged in “policy transfer” and that their policy settings have converged over the past decade. Focusing on four of the six types of policy convergence identified by Hay [Hay, C. 2004. “Common Trajectories, Variable Paces, Divergent Outcomes? Models of European Capitalism Under Conditions of Complex Economic Interdependence.” Review of International Political Economy 11 (2): 231–262.] typology, we tease out differing levels of input, policy, paradigm and legitimatory rhetoric convergence and divergence between these policies. Our findings challenge initial assumptions that policy in the two countries became more similar after 2012 and highlight the need for multi-dimensional analyses examining varied types of convergence across different countries, policies and timeframes.

摘要

自 2012 年以来，新西兰和澳大利亚都采用了强制性收入管理和基于精算的“社会投资”方法，这表明两国进行了“政策转移”，并且它们的政策设置在过去十年中趋同。重点关注 Hay [Hay, C. 2004 年确定的六种政策趋同类型中的四种。“共同轨迹、可变步伐、分歧结果？复杂经济相互依存条件下的欧洲资本主义模式。” Review of International Political Economy 11 (2): 231–262.] 类型学，我们梳理出这些政策之间不同程度的投入、政策、范式和合法的修辞趋同和分歧。和时间表。