"2010: Thirty Years On the Fast Track"

1980 Maharey, Steve[n] (b. 1953) and Roy Shuker (b. 1948). “2010: Thirty Years On the Fast Track.” Comment (Palmerston North, New Zealand), ns 12 (September 1980): 12-14. ATL

Satire with multinational corporations the dominant force worldwide. New Zealand, which is presented as a utopia, has a core, highly technical economy that employs few people and a fringe economy produces little but gives people something to do. Trade unions tied to the central government and representing the unemployed, the vast majority of the population. “Maoristans” established so that Māori could return to the land. Alternative lifestyles encouraged. All groups agree to not interfere with the core economy. Aotearoa/New Zealand authors. Maharey was a member of Cabinet in the Labour government in the early 21st century and then became the Vice-Chancellor of Massey University. Shuker teaches at Victoria University of Wellington.