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andrewritchie's review
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Very heavy on policy detail, this is definitely one for those interested in the formation of policy over a long period of time, the heavy detail makes it quite a dry read.
For me it was a book of two halves with the second half, when Cullen was in government being far more interesting.
Cullen gives an interesting insight into the difficulties of coallition govermnent and frustrations of a new govt obsessing over undoing good that a previous party had achieved, sometimes seemingly just for the sake of it.
Cullen achieved a lot in his career and this covers those major milestones well.
For me it was a book of two halves with the second half, when Cullen was in government being far more interesting.
Cullen gives an interesting insight into the difficulties of coallition govermnent and frustrations of a new govt obsessing over undoing good that a previous party had achieved, sometimes seemingly just for the sake of it.
Cullen achieved a lot in his career and this covers those major milestones well.
snoodle72's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Enjoyable reflection from arguably New Zealand’s greatest modern finance minister.
anticonstitutionnellement's review
3.0
a thoroughly comprehensive and detailed account of the career of one of new zealand’s most prolific and able policy makers. at times very dense with said policy making, and if i wasn’t such a nerd i might even call it dry. this book gives great personal insight into some of the most tumultuous few decades in new zealand political history. this was a very rewarding read but to call it captivating would be somewhat disingenuous.
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