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Roger Douglas

b. 1937 · 20th century · Also known as Sir Roger Douglas

Roger Douglas is a New Zealand politician who, as Minister of Finance in David Lange's Labour government from 1984 to 1988, led a programme of rapid free-market reform. He floated the dollar, removed farm subsidies and import controls, introduced a goods and services tax and corporatised state enterprises, policies nicknamed Rogernomics. He later co-founded ACT New Zealand.

Roger Douglas
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Roger Douglas. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/roger-douglas
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