Who are the Atlas Network and what do they represent? That is a question being asked around New Zealand at the moment as the centre-right grapple with the sudden focus on a not well known network of think tanks established in 1981. It was created by Anthony Fisher, an ex-Royal Airforce pilot who didn't like … Continue reading The Atlas Network and Aoteroa
Neoliberalism – the New Zealand experience: Part 3
This is the third and final part of a three part series about the New Zealand experience with neoliberalism. I examine the Jacinda Ardern years, and look at where to with a new Government - my hopes, my fears. The improbable victory of Jacinda Ardern and the Labour Party in 2017 can be distilled down … Continue reading Neoliberalism – the New Zealand experience: Part 3
Neoliberalism – the New Zealand experience: Part 2
This is Part 2 of a 3 Part series that looks at the New Zealand experience with Neoliberalism. Part 1 examined neoliberalism in N.Z. from 1985 to the election of former Prime Minister Helen Clark in 1999. In this part I look at the Helen Clark years, and those of the John Key Government. Prime … Continue reading Neoliberalism – the New Zealand experience: Part 2
Neoliberalism – The NEw Zealand experience: PART 1
This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series that looks at the New Zealand experience with Neoliberalism. In this part I look at the onset of neoliberalism under the David Lange Government and its deregulation of key institutions in New Zealand in the 1990's. When the Government of David Lange took office, his Minister … Continue reading Neoliberalism – The NEw Zealand experience: PART 1
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