Neotribal Capitalism and Public Policy

Abstract

This article provides an overview of the theory of neotribal capitalism, examining neotraditionalist ideology and its influence on New Zealand public policy. The practice of making far-reaching changes at the policy level means that deeper issues of political philosophy are often ignored. The tendency for policy change based upon an uncritiqued neotraditionalist ideology has implications for New Zealand's constitutional development, local government, environmental, health and social welfare issues, and for New Zealand democracy more generally.