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New Zealand Market Liberalization in a Developed Economy -
Episode 114: Politics and Principle in New Zealand (with Jamie Whyte) -
China, New Zealand Create Closer Trade Ties to Promote Economic Globalization -
Three Minute Theory: What is Neoliberalism? -
China, New Zealand Vow to Deepen Bilateral Relations -
Perspectives on privatization in Auckland, NZ -
Boao Forum for Asia: ASEAN countries back trade liberalization and globalization -
International Law and the Trump Administration: U.S. Participation in Trade Agreements [3-15-2017] -
The Case for Global Trade in an Era of Populist Protectionism: Lessons from New Zealand -
APEC member economies vow to fight all forms of trade protectionism
Before 1984 New Zealand was insulated by high levels of protectionism and with a degree of State intervention and regulation unparalleled elsewhere in the western world. Since then New Zealand has experienced one of the most far reaching economic reform programmes of any developed economy. The book describes and analyses the radical economic reform programme undertaken in New Zealand since 1985. These reforms included deregulation of the financial sector, removal of various forms of assistance to producers, particularly in the agricultural sector, increased import liberalisation, radical tax reform, a major overhaul of the public sector and the privatisation of state enterprises. The book seeks to explain why a Labour Government embarked upon the sort of reform programme normally considered the preserve of right-wing administrations elsewhere. It argues that New Zealand's experience provides important lessons for policy-makers elsewhere.
