Includes bibliographical references (pages [497]-501) and indexes.
Introduction / Alan Bollard, Ralph Lattimore, and Brian Silverstone -- Economic growth / Viv B. Hall -- Productivity growth / Rolf Färe, Shawna Grosskopf, and Dimitri Margaritis -- Income distribution / Brian Easton -- Unemployment / Simon Chapple, Richard Harris, and Brian Silverstone -- Labour markets and policy / Tim Maloney and John Savage -- Fiscal policy / Graeme Wells -- Monetary policy / Arthur Grimes -- Financial markets : volatility and policy / Roger J. Bowden and Brnedan O'Donovan -- International trade / Ralph Lattimore and Paul Wooding -- Manufacturing industries / Tim Hazledine and Andrew Murphy -- Public enterprises / Ian Duncan --Natural resource management / Basil M.H. Sharp -- Social services / Robert Stephens