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Comparative policy analysis: Neoliberalising N ew Z ealand
Author(s) -
Peet J. Richard
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2012.01235.x
Subject(s) - neoliberalism (international relations) , ideology , welfare state , democracy , social policy , social democracy , political economy , reputation , political science , public policy , liberalism , state (computer science) , sociology , public administration , social science , politics , law , algorithm , computer science
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 – K eynesianism/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. N ew Z ealand is a particularly interesting case because of its reputation as a social democratic, welfare state that went neoliberal with a vengeance (Rogernomics).