Mercantilist industry policy versus free markets
If you take an interest in the 'free trade versus protection' debate - which I've tried to use a rather more general formulation of in...
The Theory of SPIN: Serial Professional Innovation Negation
Cross Posted from Gov2.net.au. Its a truism that the public sector is risk averse and that thats one of the things holding up the adoption...
Me on Intellectual Property
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="399" caption="Dr Gruen insisting that he only appear within photo borders which theme with his tie "][/caption] Over a month ago I...
Is Rudd an antiliberal?
Michael Stutchbury addresses Rudds assault on neo-liberalism in The Australian, 28/7/09. Stutchbury has some good points to make but he is, like everyone else in...
Pictures it was important you not see
From Universe Today Ice loss in Barrow Alaska from 2006 to 2007. Credit: US Geological Survey Last week the US government released more than a...
Seize the hour!
I attended the third and final session in the public forum series Getting to Grips with the Economy, organised by the Whitlam Institute at the...
Is the world deeply divided?
There is a thoughtful article in the Financial Times by Paul De Grauwe which is found in http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/478de136-762b-11de-9e59-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss It notes the big disagreement between two...