It is widely accepted that representative government is party government, and that political parties are the vital link between citizen and the state. In light of the recent history of political reform in New Zealand, it is imperative that the role and influence of parties and the party system be rigorously reassessed. Party Politics in New Zealand is concerned with the external and internal worlds of party politics in New Zealand. It is organised around two
central themes. The first explores the reconfiguration of the two-party system into a multiparty one in which up to seven or eight parties regularly win parlimentary seats and coalitions are the standard form of government. The second delves inside the parties to consider the issue of political
participation.
In Party Politics in New Zealand, Raymond Miller thematically investigates a number of issues that long have long concerned scholars, dividing chapters by topic, rather than by party, making the book appealing to students.
- ISBN10 0195584139
- ISBN13 9780195584134
- Publish Date 21 February 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country AU
- Publisher Oxford University Press Australia
- Imprint OUP Australia and New Zealand
- Format Paperback
- Pages 272
- Language English