The Fourth Labour Government

Author : Martin Holland,Jonathan Boston
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000001234941

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The Fourth Labour Government by Martin Holland,Jonathan Boston Pdf

The fourth Labour Government ranks as one of New Zealand's great reforming governments. It has transformed the management of the economy and has brought radical changes in many areas of public policy. This second edition of The Fourth Labour Government has been updated to account for the major changes in direction shown by this innovative governing body in its second term in office. Part I addresses the electorate, the party system, and public policy. Part II examines policy reform in the state sector, education, health system, local government, and changes in fiscal policy and economic management.

Author : Margaret Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015064928396

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For the Record by Margaret Clark Pdf

The Fourth Labour Government was an extremely controversial one and David Lange, its intelligent, quick-witted and charismatic leader, has attracted both criticism and accolade for his role and prime-ministership. That NZ today is a more dynamic, varied, exciting and colourful place than in 1984 can in good part be attributed to the Fourth Labour Government, but so can the fact that the country is more socially divided, with greater extremes of wealth and poverty, and an inadequate consensus around social goals. In this book many well-known NZers in the political scene look back and offer their views and memories of Lange and this government.

Author : Jonathan Boston,Martin Holland
Publisher : Auckland ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UCAL:B4956257

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The Fourth Labour Government by Jonathan Boston,Martin Holland Pdf

In less than three years, the Labour Government of New Zealand has transformed the management of the economy and radically changed areas of public policy such as taxation, wage fixing, industry assistance, and trade. Critically assessing some of Labour's key initiatives, twelve specialists here contribute essays from the diverse fields of economics, political science, public administration, sociology, and law.

Author : Martin Holland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : OCLC:993725464

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The Fourth Labour Government by Martin Holland Pdf

Author : Bruce Jesson
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X001923641

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Fragments of Labour by Bruce Jesson Pdf

"The reversal of traditional Labour policies by the present Government has thrown New Zealand into a period of economic and social disintegration. The final victim of this process has been the Labour Government itself, with the dismissal of Finance Minister Roger Douglas in December 1988 on the one hand, the formation of the New Labour Party in May 1989 on the other -- and the dramatic slide of the Government's popularity in the opinion polls. "Fragments of Labour" is the story of this process of disintegraton ..."--Back cover.

Author : Simon Sheppard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : 0958206317

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Broken Circle by Simon Sheppard Pdf

Author : Roger Douglas,Louise Callan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105009602918

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Toward Prosperity by Roger Douglas,Louise Callan Pdf

"In this book Roger Douglas recounts events which led him from the political wilderness in which he found himself in 1980 to his position today as Minister of Finance in New Zealand's fourth Labour Government. Along the way he provides a vivid, sometimes startling, behind-the-scenes picture of government in action. With humour and simplicity he describes the events of the last seven years, from his relegation for outspokenness to the back benches of the Labour opposition, through the crisis of the four days following the snap election, the drama of the "Opening of the Books", the Economic Summit Conference and devaluation, to the controversy surrounding "Think Big" projects, the floating of the New Zealand dollar, and corporatisation. He writes about the people he works with inside and outside parliament -- the Labour cabinet and caucus, the bureaucrats, union and business leaders, the press and his constituents -- and looks at the roles and contributions of various sections of New Zealand society in a decade of major economic change. But most importantly, he describes the trials and tribulations of applying his economic policies, and reveals his personal vision of where he believes New Zealand could, and should, be aiming as we approach the year 2000"--Inside front cover.

Author : Peter Aimer,Jack Vowles
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781775582311

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Voters' Vengeance by Peter Aimer,Jack Vowles Pdf

The 1990 election in New Zealand produced the biggest landslide in 50 years, and Voters' Vengeance uses comprehensive survey research to explore why New Zealand voters reacted in this way. The answers to over 2000 questionnaires allow the sophisticated analysis of voter behavior. The authors discuss the increasing volatility of New Zealand politics, the shifts in party commitment, reactions to Rogernomics and other Labour policies, the growth of third-party support, and leadership issues such as the environment, defense and the role of women. Tables, graphs and figures are an essential aspect of the study and they are carefully and clearly presented to show the changing character of New Zealand political opinion.

Author : Simon Walker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : UCSD:31822006411524

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Rogernomics by Simon Walker Pdf

"Between 1984 and 1988 New Zealand's fourth Labour Government undertook the most comprehensive revision of economic policy which the country had ever seen. Subsidies were abolished, the tax system reformed and state-owned enterprises moved steadily down the path to privatisation. The process became known as "Rogernomics" after the Minister of Finance, Roger Douglas. Douglas became Euromoney's "Finance Minister of the Year" and an internationally admired economic reformer. At home his policies proved more controversial. Although Labour was convincingly re-elected in 1987, a year later the consensus benind Rogernomics collapsed. Roger Douglas and two other ministers left an increasingly divided administration. A major struggle over economic direction lay ahead. Nonetheless, the face of the New Zealand economy had changed irrevocably. In this book, Influential analysts, journalists and participants in the process of reform examine the events and impact of Rogernomics. "Rogernomics : reshapig New Zealand's economy 1984-1988" is an account of an individual's determination to effect change in the teeth of political opposition and institutional inertia."--Back cover.

Author : Francis Geoffrey Castles,Rolf Gerritsen,Jack Vowles
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015037159756

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The Great Experiment by Francis Geoffrey Castles,Rolf Gerritsen,Jack Vowles Pdf

In the mid 1980s government in Australia and New Zealand embraced on programmes of economic and social transformation. Here a comparison between the two countries illuminates the causes, the process and the consequences of the experiment.

Author : Hachette New Zealand
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781869712433

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Working with David by Hachette New Zealand Pdf

David Lange's Fourth Labour Government was a watershed in New Zealand history. Whether it was international politics (ANZUS, Mururoa tests, Oxford Union debate) or domestic economics (Roger Douglas's reforms), New Zealand was a vastly different country in 1990 than it had been when Lange won in 1984. The real story of this time has never been told until now, and Lange's own bestselling autobiography was disappointing in the lack of detail it contained. Written by Lange's cousin, and senior cabinet minister in that Government, Michael Bassett, here is the "inside the cabinet room" view of some of the most heady and turbulent times in recent history. Bassett writes of the real David Lange, a hugely gifted but hugely flawed politician, with his gift of communicating to the public but an inability to lead his own cabinet. Based on diaries kept at the time, private papers, and extensive interviews, Working with David brings together political drama and history, written by a participant who just happens to be a trained historian and a gifted writer.

Author : Mike Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : UVA:X001670484

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Hard Labour by Mike Moore Pdf

Author : Michael Cullen
Publisher : Allen & Unwin
Page : 533 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781761062056

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Labour Saving by Michael Cullen Pdf

A fascinating and in-depth insight into the extraordinary career of one of our most important politicians, who was instrumental in shaping the development of Aotearoa New Zealand. In this clever, witty and detailed memoir, Hon Sir Michael Cullen describes his lengthy political career, including his major economic policies. Among the many highlights are the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, also known as the Cullen Fund; Kiwisaver; and the Working for Families package, which sought to reduce inequalities. He also had the unenviable task of steering the economy through the onset of the GFC, drawing on the surpluses created during his careful stewardship of fiscal policy from 1999. He was also a key negotiator in Treaty of Waitangi claims, a stage of his political life of which he is deeply proud. As one of Labour's most trusted and senior party members, he has had a box seat during the highs and lows of the party's fortunes. In Labour Saving Sir Michael outlines his strong philosophy of egalitarianism and his social democratic approach to politics.

Author : G. A. Wood,Chris Rudd
Publisher : Otago University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : New Zealand
ISBN : UCSC:32106017771426

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The Politics and Government of New Zealand by G. A. Wood,Chris Rudd Pdf

Aimed at general readers, students, and public sector professionals, this text provides an overview of the structure of New Zealand's government and places it within its historical and social context. The authors (both political studies, U. of Otago) begin with a discussion of British colonialism an

Author : Bryce Wilkinson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Economic policy
ISBN : 0995148708

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Illusions of History by Bryce Wilkinson Pdf