It is time for a fundamental review of the relationship between local and central government, about the extent to which local authorities are able to set their own policy targets and aims. New Zealand has few checks on central executive power, and for all of the talk of devolution, the reality is that since the early 1990s successive governments have centralised more and more activity at the expense of local communities.
This example text from a political party manifesto is positive towards government ownership of industries or land or for economic nationalisation