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PUT THE BOOT IN

Public-private partnerships are not free lunches. 
 
Listener: 20 September, 2008. 
 
Keywords: Business & Finance;  
 
Wastewater from my dwelling goes out through a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme called “Boot” (Build-Own-Operate-Transfer) in which the sewerage plant was built and is owned and operated by a private company. Ultimately, the plant will be transferred to the public. It seems to [...]

20th September 2008 | Comments Closed

KEYNES TO THE KINGDOM

An “exclusive” interview with economist Dr Brian Easton. 
 
Listener: 6 September, 2008. 
 
Keywords: Macroeconomics & Money;  
 
Listener Economic Columnist (LEC): I thought Keynesianism didn’t work? 
Brian Easton: The theory is unfashionable among certain groups, but among professional economists, it has been the most important way economists have thought about the whole economy during the past 70 years. 
 
LEC: Didn’t [...]

6th September 2008 | Comments Closed