The Quiet Revolution
Turbulence and Transition in Contemporary New Zealand
Nonfiction, History, Australia & Oceania
| Author: | Colin James | ISBN: | 9781877242779 |
| Publisher: | Bridget Williams Books | Publication: | December 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colin James |
| ISBN: | 9781877242779 |
| Publisher: | Bridget Williams Books |
| Publication: | December 21, 2015 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
In The Quiet Revolution, leading political commentator Colin James analyses New Zealand's market-based reforms of the 1980s as they are happening. Writing a first draft of history, he examines how the 'quiet revolution' is seen alternately as a betrayal, a dangerous experiment and a liberation.Combining economic and political analysis, he describes the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring that formed the backdrop to the reforms and the effects of the reform programme itself. He also sees a groundswell of optimism that, he argues, could forge a new and very different society in New Zealand.
In The Quiet Revolution, leading political commentator Colin James analyses New Zealand's market-based reforms of the 1980s as they are happening. Writing a first draft of history, he examines how the 'quiet revolution' is seen alternately as a betrayal, a dangerous experiment and a liberation.Combining economic and political analysis, he describes the behind-the-scenes manoeuvring that formed the backdrop to the reforms and the effects of the reform programme itself. He also sees a groundswell of optimism that, he argues, could forge a new and very different society in New Zealand.
