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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 343-353 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Policy and Society |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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The Evolution of Rural Policy: the Antipodean experience. / Cockfield, Geoff; Botterill, Linda.
In: Policy and Society, Vol. 31, No. 4, 2012, p. 343-353.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - The Evolution of Rural Policy: the Antipodean experience
AU - Cockfield, Geoff
AU - Botterill, Linda
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - In common with other countries in the developed world, Australia and New Zealand developed an array of institutions and programs from the 1950s to the 1970s to support their agricultural sectors. From the mid-1980s they dismantled these, very rapidly in the case of New Zealand, to leave farmers and rural regions largely to market forces. This article explores the transition in Australia and New Zealand from agricultural policy based on 'protected development' to broader rural policy which includes consideration of regional development and environmentalism. We argue that the ideas and values of market liberalism are more apparent in rural policy in Australia and New Zealand than in the EU and US and we propose reasons for that, including differences in economic context, cultural ideas and political institutions
AB - In common with other countries in the developed world, Australia and New Zealand developed an array of institutions and programs from the 1950s to the 1970s to support their agricultural sectors. From the mid-1980s they dismantled these, very rapidly in the case of New Zealand, to leave farmers and rural regions largely to market forces. This article explores the transition in Australia and New Zealand from agricultural policy based on 'protected development' to broader rural policy which includes consideration of regional development and environmentalism. We argue that the ideas and values of market liberalism are more apparent in rural policy in Australia and New Zealand than in the EU and US and we propose reasons for that, including differences in economic context, cultural ideas and political institutions
KW - Rural Policy
U2 - 10.1016/j.polsoc.2012.09.006
DO - 10.1016/j.polsoc.2012.09.006
M3 - Article
VL - 31
SP - 343
EP - 353
JO - Policy and Society
JF - Policy and Society
SN - 1449-4035
IS - 4
ER -