English to Russian Social Sciences Human Resources

Muldoon's government regulated many parts of New Zealand's economy, to the benefit of farmers and businesses. He advocated traditional social values and maintained close ties with the United Kingdom and the United States. These policies, along with his authoritarian brand of leadership, brought him into conflict with Maori rights organizations, feminist groups, and the growing movement to ban nuclear-armed and nuclear-powered ships from New Zealand ports. In 1978 and 1981 the Muldoon government was narrowly returned to power, but when Muldoon called an election in 1984, the Labour Party's David Lange defeated him. Growing support for social, political, and economic reforms as well as frustration over a depressed economy contributed to the National Party's downfall.