National Concerns or International Pressures?: A Study of Prioritization in New Zealand Budget Rhetoric

• In Event: Lessons to Be Learned from Local Policy Making

Brief Overview

National budgets signal a government’s priorities. This makes it incredibly important to understand what influences those priorities. We analyze budget speeches in New Zealand from 1981 to 2016 to explore the priorities of a nation.

Authors

• Rebecca Michelle Eissler, San Francisco State University

• Annelise Russell, University of Kentucky