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WHO SEEN THE LITTLE LAMP?

Listener: 17 December, 1988
Keywords: Literature and Culture;  Macroeconomics & Money; Political Economy & History;
I was unable to attend the entire Mansfield centenary conference but I did get to the opening lecture, a brilliant inaugural address by Vincent O’Sullivan, professor of English at Victoria University.
Mansfield’s status as a New Zealander has always been a problem, because [...]

17th December 1988 | Comments Closed

RACING COSTS

Listener: 5 November, 1988.
Keywords: Environment & Resources;
Formula one motor racing is not one of my interests. All it seems to involve is pretentious cars continually turning in the same direction, making a lot of noise, wasting a lot of energy, and ending up where they started – a bit like political parties really.
Nevertheless my eye [...]

5th November 1988 | Comments Closed

HOW FAIR IS A FLAT TAX?

Listener: 23 January, 1988 (Edited for length)
Keywords: Distributional Economics; Regulation & Taxation;
What is a flat tax on incomes?
Income taxes are imposed on different categories of incomes at different rates. For instance, under the regime introduced in October 1986, at the same time the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was introduced, the first $9500 of annual [...]

23rd January 1988 | Comments Closed