PART 1: RETRENCHMENT REVISITED Introduction The Politics of Retrenchment PART 2: NEW ZEALAND: AN EXTREME CASE From the Post-War Settlement to the First Cutbacks Radical Retrenchment and Restructuring Retrenchment in New Zealand: Empirical Pattern, Causes, Consequences PART 3: RETRENCHMENT IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE Putting an Extreme Case in Perspective: Retrenchment Across Countries Explaining the Cross-National Pattern Conclusion