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Sir Roger Douglas discusses the economic policies of his term as minister of finance in the fourth Labour government and the changes that occurred then. He argues that the reforms did not go far enough, and offers a vision for future developments in economic strategy. The emphasis is on personal choice and responsibility. He advances theories about how best to help the disadvantaged and argues for policies that he believes would make the nation more prosperous.
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‘Your words of “discomfort, loss, and disconnection” don’t resonate with me at all.’ Ruth Richardson to Andrew Dean, 16 December 2014. A time of major upheaval now stands between young and old in New Zealand. In Ruth, Roger and Me, Andrew Dean explores the lives of the generation of young people brought up in the shadow of the economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, those whom he calls ‘the children of the Mother of All Budgets’. Drawing together memoir, history and interviews, he explores the experiences of ‘discomfort’ and ‘disconnection’ in modern Aotearoa New Zealand.
From one of America's preeminent historians comes a magisterial study of the development of open societies focusing on the United States and New Zealand
This book offers a new approach to understanding and treating psychotic symptoms using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). CBT for Psychosis shows how this approach clears the way for a shift away from a biological understanding and towards a psychological understanding of psychosis. Stressing the important connection between mental illness and mental health, further topics of discussion include: the assessment and formulation of psychotic symptoms how to treat psychotic symptoms using CBT CBT for specific and co-morbid conditions CBT of bipolar disorders. This book brings together international experts from different aspects of this fast developing field and will be of great interest to all mental health professionals working with people suffering from psychotic symptoms.
"In this book Roger Douglas recounts events which led him from the political wilderness in which he found himself in 1980 to his position today as Minister of Finance in New Zealand's fourth Labour Government. Along the way he provides a vivid, sometimes startling, behind-the-scenes picture of government in action. With humour and simplicity he describes the events of the last seven years, from his relegation for outspokenness to the back benches of the Labour opposition, through the crisis of the four days following the snap election, the drama of the "Opening of the Books", the Economic Summit Conference and devaluation, to the controversy surrounding "Think Big" projects, the floating of ...
"... Muldoon in action ... [his] rise to power ... stump campaign of 1975, the Muldoon 'circus' ... how he chose his cabinet, implemented his election trump card, the National Superannuation scheme, and reformed the broadcasting system ... Tasman Forests debacle ... 'Moyle affair' and the facing down of Comalco's Don Hibberd ... from the reform of the economy to the crisis of the oil shock and efforts to counterbalance its pressures by establishing a free trade agreement with Australia and a 'Think Big' strategy ... crisis of the coup and countercoup of 1980 ... Springbok tour 1981 ... price freeze of 1982 ... snap election of 1984"--Back cover.
America's greatness comes from people working hard to fulfill their dreams. But today that greatness is being undermined by people using the government to steal other people's dreams (and money). Rather than participate and innovate in the marketplace, generating goods and services that benefit society, people are increasingly vying for political advantage to live at the expense of others. Something for Nothing reveals the social and personal threats inherent in this emerging "grabbing match" culture, juxtaposing free-market virtues against government vices, explaining how the something-for-nothing mentality corrupts the political system, undermines corporate success, and stifles the individual's ability to prosper and contribute long-term to society. More than exposing the dangers, however, Tracy helps readers set a personal and culture-wide agenda for change.