Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story Markets makes such changes in the

makes such changes in the first few months after being elected or reelected

Dani Rodrik -- author and Professor of International Political Economy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government

The poor help pay for education for the future rich

Overcoming almost universal opposition to his unconventional views

are breaking down the centuries-old caste system

Trailblazers: The New Zealand Story Markets makes such changes in theFirst pain, then gain New Zealand is a place of great natural beauty and resources, of pioneering immigrants from the Maori to the more recent settlers. Theyre fierce, hardy, and strong, able to withstand challenges like the massive economic challenge they faced in the mid 1980s. With their economy unraveling, they made huge, controversial changes, including doing away with farm subsidies and protectionist import controls. At first, it hurt. A lot.