LEADER 02911 am 22004213u 450 001 9910220515103321 005 20220418223802.0 010 $a1-76046-136-9 035 $a(CKB)4100000000641161 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5089215 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000000641161 100 $a20171103h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 12$aA bark but no bite $einequality and the 2014 New Zealand general election /$fJack Vowles, Hilde Coffe?, Jennifer Curtin 210 1$aActon, Australian Capital Territory :$cAustralian National University,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (362 pages) $cillustrations, charts, tables 311 $a1-76046-135-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 1 $a"Based on New Zealand Election Study (NZES) data from a sample of 2,830 eligible voters, A Bark But No Bite explores a puzzle. While there was a lot of talk about inequality before the 2014 general election in New Zealand, and during the campaign, concern about inequality appeared to have no tangible effect on the election outcome. This book shows that, by its attention to the concerns of middle ground voters, the National Government had reduced the potential of policy differences to drive voter choices. Perceptions of competence and effective leadership were Nationals strongest suit, crowding out voter concerns over matters of policy. When voters did consider policy, inequality and related concerns were second to the economy. Traditional priorities about health and education, and perceptions of party differences on these matters, had faded into the background. Meanwhile, voters doubted the opposition Labour Party's ability to govern effectively in an alternative coalition to that of the National-led government. Labours policies were too many. In various ways, they would have chipped away at inequality, but lacked a coherent narrative and presentation. This book confirms that Labour's proposal to increase the age for receipt of New Zealand superannuation gained Labour no new votes. Hopes that the missing million people who failed to turn out to vote in 2011 would vote in 2014 and give an advantage to the left were unfulfilled. A comprehensive study of the 2014 election, this book provides a detailed account of all these findings, and a host of others."$c-- Unedited review from book. 606 $aElections$zNew Zealand 607 $aNew Zealand$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aElections 676 $a328.93 700 $aVowles$b Jack$f1950-$0888781 702 $aCoffe?$b Hilde 702 $aCurtin$b Jennifer 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220515103321 996 $aA bark but no bite$92180648 997 $aUNINA