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Politics in New Zealand

An introduction to the academic study of New Zealand politics by a well-known and respected political scientist. Written with clarity and incisiveness, it is particularly designed for tertiary students and for anyone seeking a thorough grounding in the way politics work in New Zealand. It draws extensively on recent New Zealand political experience, including the results of the 1993 election and referendum on electoral reform. Politics in New Zealand covers the main political institutions in the context of New Zealand society. Readers are introduced to the key concepts and academic controversies surrounding New Zealand politics as well as to various general theories of the state, including pluralism, public choice market liberalism and marxism.

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  • "An introduction to the academic study of New Zealand politics by a well-known and respected political scientist. Written with clarity and incisiveness, it is particularly designed for tertiary students and for anyone seeking a thorough grounding in the way politics work in New Zealand. It draws extensively on recent New Zealand political experience, including the results of the 1993 election and referendum on electoral reform. Politics in New Zealand covers the main political institutions in the context of New Zealand society. Readers are introduced to the key concepts and academic controversies surrounding New Zealand politics as well as to various general theories of the state, including pluralism, public choice market liberalism and marxism."@en
  • "Politics in New Zealand is an excellent introduction to the study of New Zealand politics, by a well-known and respected political scientist, that has been reprinted and revised repeatedly since 1994. This updated edition was designed to incorporate the major changes that have occurred to the New Zealand political system between 1997 and 2003, including the continuing adjustment to MMP and the return of Labour to power in 1999. The updating was orchestrated to retain the book's original virtues ? there is still one voice throughout, hence the book remains lucid and very accessible to the targ..."
  • "This revised edition of a classic introduction to the New Zealand political, constitutional, and electoral system covers recent elections and the constitutional and legal changes that have attracted the attention of the international community. Using a pluralist theory of the state, it describes the history and practice of New Zealand government. Political parties and special-interest groups, the governmental hierarchy, and the public sector are discussed with information on how these different influences affect the political scene. The historical perspective provided offers a vision of t."@en

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