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USING LISTENER ECONOMICS COLUMNS FOR TEACHING

Paper to an AUT conference for Secondary School Economics Teachers, 24 November, 2006. (Revised)
 
Keywords: History of Ideas, Methodology & Philosophy;
 
I dedicate this lecture to Jack Shallcrass. Some 45 years ago he gave a lecture at Curious Cove on ‘The Right to Dissent’ which has stayed with me over all the years, except perhaps it [...]

24th November 2006 | Comments Closed

MIGRATION AND POPULATION AGING: THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE

Paper to Labour Employment and Work Conference 12, Wednesday 15 November. 
 
Keywords: Globalisation & Trade; Labour Studies; 
 
Aging is a global phenomenon, that is it exists in may parts of the globe. This paper argues it is also a globalisation phenomenon, that is it involves the increasing interaction between national and regional economies My Marsden funded [...]

15th November 2006 | Comments Closed

SOUND INVESTMENT

On Friday, November 17, 2006 the NZSO celebrates Shostakovich’s 100th anniversary in the Wellington Town Hall. Who cares? 
 
Listener: 18 November, 2006. 
 
I love a live symphony orchestra: the electricity of the concert hall sound; my eye identifying key instruments for my untutored ear; those inelegant sawings, bangings and puffings (harpists aside) that come together in a [...]

13th November 2006 | Comments Closed

THE UNI SPLIT

Letter to an expatriate: 2031
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Listener: 4 November, 2006
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Keywords: Education;

Dear Gerry,

You’ve asked me what’s happened to New Zealand universities since we graduated all those years ago in 2006. Actually, the critical issue was finally identified that [...]

4th November 2006 | Comments Closed