The policies of the present Government for the management of the New Zealand economy are clearly 'more market' (Douglas. 1984). The economy, in the judgement of the Government and its economic advisor, The Treasury, is ...

The need for farmers to undertake effective management and accounting practices for their businesses is always present and is especially important in times of financial constraint. In general, farm accounting appears ...

The present call for recognition of Maori fishing rights is based on the Treaty of Waitangi. Similarities between the Maori rights and recent developments with North American Indian fishing rights are presented and ...

Despite the many factors that contribute to the annual variations in agricultural production, climatic fluctuations explain much of the variability. Although these fluctuations include flood, snow, hail and wind damages, ...

This Discussion Paper includes the contents of a one day seminar held at Lincoln College on 3 July 1986 for the first meeting of the New Zealand Rural Economy and Society Study Group. Included are two papers read by two ...

Two broad arguments are employed to justify proposals for a government sponsored closer settlement policy. The first argument involves testing three different theories of social policy against the pattern of New Zealand ...

Investment appraisal techniques such as the net present value and the internal rate of return methods are frequently used to assess the worthwhileness of a capital investment. A number of factors will influence the outcome ...

The theme for the 1986 Conference of the New Zealand Branch of the Australian Agricultural Economics Society was Economic Liberalisation in Agriculture: An International Comparison. The organising committee adopted ...

In recent years, new directions have begun to emerge in agricultural export marketing. Emphasis has been placed on managed marketing to target market segments, rather than on bulk commodity trading. This has resulted ...

In recent years, new directions have begun to emerge in agricultural export marketing. Emphasis has been placed on managed marketing to target market segments, rather than on bulk commodity trading. This has resulted in ...