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Analysis Shrinking the State

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Politicians who want to diminish the size of the state often point to New Zealand's reforms of welfare, the public sector and the civil service as the example to imitate. But how successful have the New Zealand reforms actually been? Ngaire Woods asks whether modern societies can reduce the size of government without forfeiting democratic consent.
Producer Michael Blastland. Rptd Sun 4.15pm

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