Cook Islands Politics: The Inside Story

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Contributed to the downfall of the Government. When the Cook Islands gained internal self-government in 1965 it was after more than sixty years of New Zealand administration. As with other island nations facing their first democratic elections, the transition was a traumatic one. Cook Islands Politics is an attempt to unravel the tangled web of change. It uses words of those who played key roles in the political and social developments, and allows then to collectively state their case for the first time.