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CASSANDRAS AND THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

Spirited Conversations: Nelson, 29 October 2009.
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Keywords: History of Ideas, Methodology & Philosophy;�� Political Economy & History;
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This evening�s presentation is about two terms which are homophones. I shall begin by talking about prophets � spelt p-r o-p-h-e-t-s. Later I shall talk about p-r-o-f-i-t-s. Both have a number of meanings, not least the [...]

BOOM TIME RATS

Our glut of overseas borrowing is like a disease eating away at the economy.
Listener: 24 October, 2009.
Keywords: Growth & Innovation;� Macroeconomics & Money;
Of alarge highly productive foreign-exchange-earning sector emerged, it would squeeze the existing tradeable sector: exporters, and industries that compete with imports. Not only would it earn foreign exchange more efficiently but it would [...]

“TELLING STORIES” by JANICE GILL

Launch, Fairfield House, Nelson, 10 October, 2009
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Keywords: Literature and Culture;
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Have you noticed that we launch a book, but open an gallery exhibition? I�m going to open this book, and I invite you to do the same. For, of course, the book is an exhibition of Janice Gill�s paintings � as many as [...]

CAP IN HAND

Making the emissions trading scheme “affordable” may� hit future generations hard.
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Listener: 10 October, 2009.
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Keywords: Environment & Resources;�� Distributional Economics;
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Global warming is a consequence of a market failure: polluters emit chemicals without having to pay the price of their emissions. Some sort of taxation regime would no doubt make the world better [...]

A GRITTY COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL COMMENTARY

Introduction to Telling Stories: Janice Gill
Keywords: Literature and Culture;
A good way into seeing Janice Gill�s paintings is to begin with Real, Real Unreal (101). Superficially it is about an art opening (at, as it happens, Galerie Legarde � later the Brooker Gallery � in Kelburn). Across the back of the galley are identifiable [...]

TARGETING THE MINIMUM PRICE OF ALCOHOL

This paper was prepared in October 2009 for the Law Commission when it was reviewing alcohol policy. It is released under the Official Information Act.
Keywords: Health;� Regulation & Taxation
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The Law Commission has asked for a report describing how a minimum price regime for alcoholic beverages might be implemented, and what would be [...]

Brian Easton