The politics of equality : New Zealand's adventures in democracy

Democracy in evolution, 1840-90 (The electoral system ; Political parties ; Cabinet ; Premiership ; Parliament ; Public administration) -- Democracy in operation, 1891-1947 (The electoral system ; Modern parties ; Cabinet ; Premiership ; Parliament ; Departmental functions & organization ; Civil service ; Equalitarian democracy: the record & the prospect). "Leslie Lipson's 1948 classic The politics of equality is the preeminent scholary analysis of New Zealand's political development from the beginning of responsible government in 1856 up until the mid point of the twentieth century."--Page vii