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.