Policy change, public attitudes and social citizenship: Does neoliberalism matter?
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Government responsibility for employment Government responsibility for employment
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A matter of degree? A matter of degree?
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Trade unions Trade unions
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A continuing (if more confined) role for unions A continuing (if more confined) role for unions
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Big business and privatisation Big business and privatisation
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New Zealand’s contradictory views? New Zealand’s contradictory views?
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Conclusion: The (incomplete) normalising of neoliberal economics Conclusion: The (incomplete) normalising of neoliberal economics
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Four Employment and decent wages in a neoliberal economy
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Published:11 May 2014
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Abstract
The most fundamental and enduring aspect of neoliberalisation is its economic agenda, predicated on low inflation, globalised free trade, support for business and a rebalancing of the worker-employer relationship. The first section of this chapter focuses on how such changes interacted with New Zealand views on government’s responsibility to provide jobs and on import and wage controls, while a second is concerned with New Zealand views on unions and a third considers whether a more ‘business friendly’ economy and the privatisation of many state-owned assets changed New Zealand attitudes towards big business and public ownership. Analysis is mainly focused on the covariance between policy and attitudes but the chapter examines whether the unemployment rate may influence responses regarding employment issues, while also considering how ideological affiliation and age mediate attitudes. Each section ends by comparing the New Zealand findings with the available data on attitudinal change in the United Kingdom and Australia. Overall, the chapter illustrates that support for employment-related aspects of social citizenship has in many cases diminished, providing some evidence that citizens have rolled over. But we need to unpack the three key issues discussed to understand neoliberalism’s mixed influence in the economic arena.
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