Peter Frankopan’s The Earth Transformed: An Untold History is a compelling account of the interaction between humans and the environment. We would be unwise to ignore it.
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Economy
The Cult of Generic Management
As Lady Bracknell almost said, ‘to lose one may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness.’ And so a second Government Statistician has made a hasty exit, The official reason in each case was the management of the population census but the cult of generic management is the underlying failure
Read MoreTrumping Tariffs
A Bully in a China Shop?
Read MorePreparing for the Next Financial Earthquake
Severe geological and financial earthquakes are inevitable. We just don’t know how soon and how they will play out. Are we putting the right effort into preparing for them?
Read MoreThe Yes Prime Minister
This transcript of a recent conversation between the Prime Minister and his chief economic adviser has not been verified.
Read MoreHow Important is Regulation to Economic Performance?
The invitation to comment on the proposed Regulatory Standards Bill opens with Minister David Seymour stating ‘[m]ost of New Zealand's problems can be traced to poor productivity, and poor productivity can be traced to poor regulations’.
Read MoreBack on Track?
The state of the current economy may be similar to when National left office in 2017.
Read MoreA Bully of Billionaires
Can we trust the Trump cabinet to act in the public interest?
Read MoreQuality Ministers
While we may not always have quality political leadership, a couple of recently published autobiographies indicate sometimes we strike it lucky.
Read MoreThe Wing Parties’ Economic Policies.
It is difficult to make sense of the Luxon Coalition Government’s economic management.
Read MoreForeshadowing HYEFU 2024
The closest parallel to the current economic situation may be after Ruth Richardson became Minister of Finance in late 1990.
Read MoreEconomic Progress May Not Add To Wellbeing
How the Prospect Theory of Behavioural Economics Makes Economic Analysis Difficult
Read MoreThe Meaning of MAGA
The Dangers of Delusions of Grandeur
Read MoreProperty Rights and the Treaty Principles Bill
Property rights – which enable decisions over tangible and intangible assets – are critical to an economy as Why Nations Fail pointed out.
Read MoreWe Are Not Listening
The current rise of populism challenges the way we think about people’s relationship to the economy.
Read MoreThe End of Austerianism?
Does the Autumn 2024 British budget point to a change in fiscal strategies?
Read MoreOur Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
A new book challenges how we need to think about technological innovation.
Read MoreWhy Nations Fail
This year’s Nobel awards in economics raise critical issues about the future of the world.
Read MoreHealthcare is Not in Crisis; Financing it Is.
Healthcare sector management needs to break away from its obsession with financial information and focus on funding for access.
Read MoreLaw and Order; An Economics Perspective
What might the public’s increasing demands for safety and security tell the economist?
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