Bridled power : New Zealand government under MMP /
Geoffrey Palmer, Matthew Palmer.
- Third edition.
- ix, 340 pages ; 23 cm
Second ed. has title: Unbridled power.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Preface -- Government -- The Changing System of New Zealand Government -- Elections and Forming a Government -- Executive Government -- The Monarchy: Will New Zealand Become a Republic? -- The Prime Minister, Cabinet, and Ministerial Responsibility -- The Public Service and Crown Entities -- Public Finance -- Parliament -- MPs and Other Parliamentary Inhabitants -- What Happens in Parliament -- Legislation -- Regulations and Red Tape -- Restraints on Government -- Public Opinion and Information -- Local Government -- Avenues for Complaint -- The Courts -- The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act -- The Treaty of Waitangi -- International Law -- Future Government -- Where Next? -- Appendix -- Index. Pt. I. 1. 2. Pt. II. 3. 4. 5. 6. Pt. III. 7. 8. 9. 10. Pt. IV. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Pt. V. 18.
"Since the late 1980s there have been major changes to New Zealand's constitution. In areas such as freedom of information and parliamentary reform, the changes have been fundamental. There has recently been a rapid growth in Treaty of Waitangi jurisprudence. Reforms have also been heraldedwith the enactment of the Constitution Act and the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act. This work provides a comprehensive explanation of these shifts in the New Zealand constitution and considers how the system of government will operate in the age of MMP."--Publisher description.
0195583264 9780195583267
97131755
Constitutional law--New Zealand Proportional representation--New Zealand Representative government and representation--New Zealand