by JAK | Dec 6, 2012 | big ideas, development
Earlier this year I came across a slide show by economist Robert J Gordon in which he talks about the end of economic growth. The slideshow I have was titled “Is U. S. Economic Growth Over? Lessons from the Long 20th Century” and it spells out his view...
by JAK | May 10, 2012 | big ideas, culture, industry futures
The parliamentary elections in NZ last year will be remembered for having the lowest voter turnout since 1887 At the time a lot of commentators opined that this was the result of Labour Party voters staying away in droves because they knew they couldn’t beat...
by JAK | Jan 27, 2011 | culture
Both National and Labour are obviously thinking about the next election as battle lines are being drawn up. On one hand National is signalling a sell-down of profitable SOE’s to ostensibly to reduce debt. Labour has flagged the idea of no tax on the first $5k...
by JAK | Nov 20, 2008 | big ideas, general business
One of my late grandmothers lived through the 1929 Depression in New Zealand and that stayed with her all her life. She lived for 90+ years but the memories of those times were never far away and it always seemed like a pivotal moment which shaped a generation...
by JAK | Oct 10, 2008 | big ideas
Like many I have been watching the new reports of financial meltdown in global markets – lead in a spectacular way by the US. Although we shouldn’t feel immune – “At current levels, the ratio of household debt to income (excluding student...
