The minor parties: Policies, priorities and power
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Since New Zealand's first election under the mixed-member proportional electoral system, neither National nor Labour has been able to govern without the support of one or more minor parties. Predicting Employment Relations (ER) policy in New Zealand after the 2014 general election should thus take account of the positions of the minor parties. In this article, we survey the ER policies of the smaller parties that may gain parliamentary representation after this year's election. We consider the factors that will determine the likely influence (if any) that these parties might have on eventual policy development, including their bargaining power, their policy priorities, and any wildcard factors that might shape their ability to work with other parties.
Authors: Julienne Molineaux, Peter Skilling
Language: English
Topic: Labor Movements and Unions
Subfield: Industrial relations
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W1773797641