Publications
Maxim Institute has published numerous books and reports that span our areas of research. Electronic copies of many of these publications can be freely obtained by clicking the download button beneath the publication.
Hard copies can be purchased directly from Maxim Institute. Just click on the order button to email us with your request and we will be in contact with you promptly to arrange delivery.
Renewing Compassion: A Vision for Welfare that frees rather than traps the poor
By Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith, 09 July 12
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In this monograph of the 2012 Annual John Graham Lecture, UK Parliamentarian the Rt Hon Iain Duncan Smith calls for renewed compassion in welfare, and outlines a vision for welfare that frees, rather than traps, those in poverty.
Kicking the Tyres: Choosing a voting system for New Zealand
By Steve Thomas, 01 September 11
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Learn about the different voting systems on offer in November's Referendum.
A collection of essays and reflections from New Zealand and International authors
A collection of essays and reflections from New Zealand and International authors
Lifting the Bucket: Tax policy and economic growth
By Steve Thomas, 01 April 10
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"Lifting the Bucket: Tax policy and economic growth" is the third paper in Maxim Institute's Tax Discussion Series, which addresses the basic question of "What is tax, and what is it for?".
Free for All: Negotiating freedom in a world of individuals
By Cardinal George Pell, 01 December 09
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In this monograph of the 2009 Annual John Graham Lecture, Cardinal Pell offers insight infor how freedom has been hard-won throughout history and how it is now being eroded through its re-interpretation by secular individualism.
Broken Boughs: The role of effective family interventions
By Alex Penk and Daniel Lees, 01 October 09
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Too many New Zealand children are mired in dysfunction. But though the problems are bleak, we needn't throw in the towel. Effective family intervention programmes hold out real hope of change, of reversing the slide into dysfunction.
A collection of essays and reflections from New Zealand and International authors
Is it Just Tax? continues the Maxim Institute's Tax Discussion Series by evaluating our current tax system against the criteria of justice and freedom. This has implications for many areas of society.