Treasury : The New Zealand Treasury 1840 - 2000

Commissioned by the Ministry for Culture and Heritage, this interpretive history tackles the history of New Zealand's most important department of state, the Treasury Department. The history of the complex interplay between New Zealand's government, economy, and people is detailed. McKinnon shows the perennial jousting of officials with ministers, the rise and fall of the accountants, the rise of the economists, and the impact of changes in the political scene and of events in the world economy.