The State in New Zealand, 1840-198 : Socialism without Doctrines?.

The State in New Zealand, 1840-198 : Socialism without Doctrines?.

In this innovative study Michael Bassett, historian and former politician, explores how and why the state became such an active and interventionist player in New Zealand life, developing, subsidising and regulating the economy and protecting citizens from the cradle to the grave. He looks in detail...

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Main Author: Bassett, Michael
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Auckland University Press, 2013.
Subjects:
Political planning > New Zealand > History.
Welfare state > New Zealand > History.
Economic policy
Political planning
Social policy
Welfare state
New Zealand > Economic policy.
New Zealand > Social policy.
New Zealand
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Establishing Order in Colonial New Zealand; 2. Settlers Search for Prosperity; 3. The Search for Security; 4. The Essential Goodness of State Action; 5. World War Winds Up the State; 6. The State Under Challenge: The 1920s and the Depression; 7. Labour, Social Security and 'Insulation'; 8. War and the Omnipotent State; 9. Freedom or Controls? National Deals with Labour's Legacy; 10. Labour and National Struggle with the Economy, 1957-72; 11. Big Government Begins to Overreach Itself, 1972-79.
  • 12. Big Government's Last Hurrah, 1979-84Notes; Index.

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