The incredible shrinking state. (New Zealand)(includes a related article on New Zealand's first general election under a proportional representational system)

Reason | May 1, 1997| | Copyright

How New Zealand got up from down under its bureaucracy.

Life used to be pretty simple for Jim. A middle-aged career bureaucrat in New Zealand's Supply and Information Department, Jim had a job for life if he wanted it. The work wasn't too stressful: Some days Jim spent much of his morning reading the newspaper. But those days are gone, A few years back, SID was transformed into a "state-owned enterprise": It was required to pay taxes and dividends, raise capital, and operate according to commercial principles. They even brought in a brash young business whiz to run the ...

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