Isbn: 9781869500375 - the_point_at_issue-petroleum_energy_politics_in_new_zealand,_1955-90 (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 243 pages.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. 243 pages. Cover worn. Text foxed.

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 243 pages. Thirty-five years ago, Marsden Point was little more than an isolated cluster of holiday baches overlooking a peaceful harbour. Now it is a name that means d ifferent things to different people, but is familiar to all and has come to repr esent a mircrocosm of the major issues facing New Zealand. From energy self suff iciency to industrial relations and deregulation, Marsden Point has never been f ar from the headlines. Through eyewitness accounts, The point at issue examines thirty-five years of debate, political dealing, conflict, shifting fortunes and above all endeavour surrounding the Marsden Point refinery. It offers insights a nd first-hand accounts of both the personalities and the behind-the-scenes actio n wich helped to shape New Zealand's most controversial Think Big project, and i s essential reading for an understanding of the social and economic consequences of energy politics. -- Back cover.…