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Sir Roger Owen Douglas (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician who served as a minister in two Labour governments. He became best known for his prominent role in New Zealand's radical economic restructuring in the 1980s, when the Fourth Labour Government 's economic policy became known as " Rogernomics ".
The ACT Party, co-founded by Roger Douglas in 1993 to participate in the 1996 MMP election, is the heir to Rogernomics and continues to advance free-market policies. In 1990s New Zealand, advocates of radical economic policies were often branded as "rogergnomes" by their opponents, linking their views to Douglas's and to the supposed baleful influence of international bankers, characterised as ...
Nov 6, 2022 · Roger Douglas is one of the absolute legends of New Zealand politics, we would have loved to have the cameras rolling as soon as we arrived at his house beca...
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Jun 14, 2024 · In June 1980, Roger Douglas was sacked. Frustrated by what he saw as feeble efforts by the Labour opposition to propose a serious challenge to the Muldoon approach, he had released to the media an ...
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Aug 19, 2019 · The legacy of Rogernomics, 35 years on from the radical economic and social reforms of the 1980s.
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For embarking on this ambitious programme to transform and revive the economy, the Herald probably would have chosen Roger Douglas as New Zealander of the Year for 1984. It described his budget ...
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Dec 30, 2023 · Money Talks will return in 2024. Roger Douglas, former Labour Finance Minister and co-founder of the Act Party, is plainly unimpressed with modern politics. “Look at the last 20 years, you tell ...
