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Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story

First pain, then gain...
Jan 28, 2017 · 56m
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New Zealand is a place of great natural beauty and resources, of pioneering immigrants from the Maori to the more recent settlers. They’re fierce, hardy, and strong, able to withstand challenges like the massive economic challenge they faced in the mid 1980’s. With their economy unraveling, they made huge, controversial changes, including doing away with farm subsidies and protectionist import controls. At first, it hurt. A lot. But now, the farmers and the fishers, the people and the economy, are prospering. And they wouldn’t go back to subsidies, special interests, or support for manufacturers. Travel to New Zealand with scholar Johan Norberg to meet some amazing Kiwis and see how they blazed a trail to economic prosperity.

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Johan Norberg
Host
Roger Beattie
Don Brash
Robert Butson
Bill Cashmore
Lynette Cashmore
George Clement
Kate Cocks
Directed by James Tusty

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Original language
EN
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Free to Choose Network
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US

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