Nordy : Arnold Nordmeyer : a political biography / Mary Logan.
A member of the first Labour government in the turbulent 1930s, Arnold Nordmeyer played a major role in shaping the social security system we have today, and was a groundbreaking Minister of Health. In 1958, as Minister of Finance, he delivered the controversial 'Black Budget" which was to...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wellington, N.Z. :
Steele Roberts,
2008.
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| Summary: | A member of the first Labour government in the turbulent 1930s, Arnold Nordmeyer played a major role in shaping the social security system we have today, and was a groundbreaking Minister of Health. In 1958, as Minister of Finance, he delivered the controversial 'Black Budget" which was to be Labour's nemesis - though Nordmeyer himself has been vindicated by history. This sympathetic biography traverses a 20th-century political landscape where Savage, Lee, Fraser, Holland, Nash, Holyoake and Kirk loom large. Throughout it all Nordy stands out as a humble, principled and astute politician who made a profound contribution to this country. |
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| Physical Description: | 486 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 458-478) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1877448338 9781877448331 |