Opo 182 Report post Posted July 25, 2014 ‘MAORI ECONOMY’ UNDERPERFORMS Despite the headline that shouted “powerful force in success story†BERL found Maori-owned businesses produced $22.2-billion worth of goods and services in 2010 or around 11 per cent of GDPâ€. But Maori make up 15 percent of population, according to last year's census. If the Maori economy produced 15 percent of GDP it would be doing its bit. If it was doing 20 percent it would be over performing. At 11 percent, the Maori economy is still under performing and under-performance continues despite of generous servings or corporate welfare from central government............ Continue reading Mike Butlers revealing blog here > http://breakingviewsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/07/mike-butler-maori-economy-underperforms.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...