Comparative policy analysis: Neoliberalising New Zealand |
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Authors: | J Richard Peet |
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Institution: | Graduate School of Geography, Clark University, , Worcester, MA, 01610‐1477 USA |
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Abstract: | Comparative policy analysis involves systematically examining the long‐term formation of public policies across a number of societies. It focuses particularly on the sequence of policy regimes: liberalism – Keynesianism/social democracy – neoliberalism. Since 1980, neoliberalism has been widely adopted as the guiding ideological structure for economic policy making. But neoliberalism encounters resistances that vary with national contexts. New Zealand is a particularly interesting case because of its reputation as a social democratic, welfare state that went neoliberal with a vengeance (Rogernomics). |
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Keywords: | Keynesianism neoliberalism New Zealand policy regime social democracy |
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