Tag Archives: Brian Fallow

Climate: Will New Zealand fight alongside the elves or the orcs ?

Posted on June 23, 2015 by admin

Following the militaristic culture and thinking of our ally and only remaining superpower America we frame all our problems in terms of war. War on drugs, war on terror, war on weeds and the list goes on. I am desperately … Continue reading →

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State’s “social” role : Corporate Welfare

Posted on November 29, 2014 by admin

I have to thank Brian Fallow for his article in the NZ Herald of 28 November to have alerted me to the “Productivity Commission’s” inquiry into how to improve the market for social services. My old nightmare predictions were confirmed. Our neo-liberal … Continue reading →

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Old Snake Oil Merchants driven out of Town ?

Posted on October 23, 2014 by admin

Brian Fallow in the 23 Oct Herald alerts us to a change in economic debate with the publication of the The Piketty Phenomenon a collection of essays dealing with the groundbreaking work of the French economist’s Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century. “His careful … Continue reading →

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