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Harriss, John: Audacious reform? India's new rights agenda ; an introduction#Ruparelia, Sanjay: India's new rights agenda : genesis, promises, risks#Jenkins, Rob: Land, rights and reform in India

Social investment, Kiwi-style, represents an internationally unique way of thinking about, designing and implementing social policy – or at least certain kinds of social policy. It is notable that 'social investment' has been advocated at various times by parties across the political spectrum. What is also clear is that social investment can mean very different things to different people. In continental Europe, for example, it is linked with income redistribution, greater social inclusion and addressing chronic unemployment, especially via greater public expenditure on human capital formation (i.e. education and skills training); while in the UK it is used to describe funding social enterprises that use business models to achieve social purposes.

It is notable that 'social investment' has been advocated at various times by parties across the political spectrum. What is also clear is that social investment can mean very different things to different people. In continental Europe, for example, it is linked with income redistribution, greater social inclusion and addressing chronic unemployment, especially via greater public expenditure on human capital formation (i.e. education and skills training); while in the UK it is used to describe funding social enterprises that use business models to achieve social purposes. NZIER is partnering with Victoria University's Institute of Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) to explore the New Zealand version of social investment. The first fruit of that collaboration, a foundation paper investigating the dimensions of social investment will be available shortly. Social investment, Kiwi-style, represents an internationally unique way of thinking about, designing and implementing social policy – or at least certain kinds of social policy.

Argues that the US military budget has remained above Cold War levels in spite of budget-cutting efforts by both New Republicans & New Democrats because of the important role of the military-industrial complex & its strong link with the New Right & congressional Republicans. The "New Right" is described as a diverse array of organizations, think tanks, & policy trends that are most salient in times of perceived threats to national & business interests. The New Right's power is said to depend on the commitment of political & business leaders to increases in military spending that give legitimacy to conservative foreign policy. Interaction among executive branch officials, corporate elites, & congressional Republicans is analyzed in relation to the Gulf War & the 1994 midterm elections to show that the strategic doctrine developed by this coalition of conservatives has legitimized the continuance of Cold War military expenditures & generated bipartisan support for an interventionist, aggressive US military doctrine. The impact of foreign investors, & both aggressive & cautious internationalists is discussed. 1 Table. J. Lindroth

New Agenda was the provisional name for The Workers Party pre Democratic Left which came about in 1992.