All honourable men
Subtitle: inside the Muldoon cabinet, 1975-1984
By: Hugh Templeton.
Publisher: Auckland University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Auckland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Muldoon, Robert David, 1921-; New Zealand -- Politics and government -- 1972-
Description: "... Muldoon in action ... [his] rise to power ... stump campaign of 1975, the Muldoon 'circus' ... how he chose his cabinet, implemented his election trump card, the National Superannuation scheme, and reformed the broadcasting system ... Tasman Forests debacle ... 'Moyle affair' and the facing down of Comalco's Don Hibberd ... from the reform of the economy to the crisis of the oil shock and efforts to counterbalance its pressures by establishing a free trade agreement with Australia and a 'Think Big' strategy ... crisis of the coup and countercoup of 1980 ... Springbok tour 1981 ... price freeze of 1982 ... snap election of 1984"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.