New Zealand Politics in Perspective
Author: Hyam Gold
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 476
ISBN-13:
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Kiwi Keith
Author: Barry Gustafson
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 1775581039
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe definitive life story of New Zealand Prime Minister &“Kiwi&” Keith Holyoake is revealed in this deftly composed exploration of how one man was able to weather complex changes in society to stay in power for more than 11 years. Through his leadership in the 1960s to his position as Governor General in the late 1970s, Holyoake was often derided as pompous and unprincipled, but this biography demonstrates the astute understanding of people and political issues that allowed him to defuse division and preserve order while encouraging gradual and incremental progress. Holyoake's performance as Minister of Foreign Affairs is also examined, including his opposition to nuclear testing and his reluctant commitment to assisting the United States in Vietnam.
His Way
Author: Barry Gustafson
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 2013-11-01
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 1775580873
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis the only authorized biography of New Zealand's prime minister, Robert Muldoon—one of the dominant political figures of the last half-century in that country. Based on many hours of conversation with Muldoon himself as well as colleagues, friends, and family, and wide access to the prime minister's official and private papers and diaries, this book has been awarded the Ian Wards Prize for published historical writing. Muldoon is shown as a champion of the ordinary people whose vision over time became anachronistic and inflexible. The book is also a fascinating picture of New Zealand's changing political landscape from the 1940s to the 1980s.
Political Issues in New Zealand Education
Author: John A. Codd
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 290
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis collection presents a sociological analysis of education and society in New Zealand. It is the first sustained attempt to examine the political work of an education system whose real social and cultural effects have been largely misunderstood throughout the first 100 years of its history. The 16 contributors, nearly all academics with an interest in social theory, have examined a range of controversial political issues including cultural domination, sexual inequality, curriculum control, assessment, and the transition from school to work. The reader is left in no doubt that state schooling in our kind of society us an inherently political instrument for cultural reproduction which has developed a variety of modes for the exercise of power in the interests of dominant groups.
The Cabinet and Political Power in New Zealand
Author: Elizabeth M. McLeay
Publisher:
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 276
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Cabinet is the most "under-researched" bit of New Zealand's political life, despite its central importance. This book is based on a body of original research material accumulated over many years; it studies the nature of Cabinet power in the light of New Zealand's constitution arrangements, the post-1984 restructurings of the state sector and of economic policy, and the changes to be expected from the introduction of proportional representation in the electoral system.
Les Cleveland
Author: Les Cleveland
Publisher: Victoria University Press
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780958355490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLes Cleveland is one of New Zealand's finest photographers... This book surveys six decades of Cleveland's work, with 60 stunning images printed in large-format duotone. His work from the 1950s and 60s documents a way of life in Westland that has now largely disappeared as well as distinctive and culturally important buildings in Wellington.--From book flap.
Ecology and Democracy
Author: Freya Mathews
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-06-28
Total Pages: 237
ISBN-13: 1135777713
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is the optimal political framework for environmental reform - reform on a scale commensurate with the global ecological crisis? How adequate are liberal forms of parliamentary democracy to face the challenges posed? These are the questions pondered by the contributors to this volume.
The Political Economy of New Zealand
Author: Chris Rudd
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 344
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKState policy-making in New Zealand in recent years has undergone a fundamental transformation from social democratic Keynesianism, to New Right monetarism. Like its predecessor, State and Economy in New Zealand, this book critically examines this important shift by considering the interrelationship between the state, the economy and society in New Zealand, while providing an historical analysis of these changes over prolonged periods of time. An appreciation of the broader historical context is essential for a full understanding of the post-1984 reforms. The book investigates the major changes in New Zealand's political economy that have taken place during the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the post-war era. The period falls into two distinct epochs. The first, from 1945-1973, was characterized by economic prosperity and by social integration and political stability at least until the late 1960's. The second, from 1974 to the present, has been characterized by economic stagnation, societal conflict, and political instability. The Political Economy of New Zealand will be of interest to students of New Zealand politics, economics, history, sociology, education and public policy.
Democracy and Power in New Zealand
Author: R. G. Mulgan
Publisher: Auckland ; New York : Oxford University Press
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContemporary New Zealand: Essays on the Human Resource, Urban Growth and Problems of Society
Author: Keith Westhead Thomson
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFifteen papers presented at the "Growth and its Impact on Society" section of the 12th Science Congress sponsored by the Royal Society of New Zealand; held 31 Jan. - 4 Feb. 1972.
