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Localism: The common thread in New Zealand’s emerging coalition

26/10/2023
The upcoming New Zealand government faces political limbo as special votes are counted, giving time to consider the alignment of the potential coalition in terms of their commitment to decentralization. The National, ACT, and New Zealand First parties emphasize localism, promising a shift of power from Wellington to local communities, contrasting with the recent centralization efforts of the outgoing government. The potential coalition’s shared focus on empowering local communities could lay a strong foundation for the new government.

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AI’s potential to polarise society

25/08/2022
In a world increasingly shaped by AI, the value of our own intelligence and education does not diminish. Instead, the returns on human capital could well increase because of the presence of AI.

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Back to the supply-side future

09/06/2022
Deregulation, privatisation, lower taxes, free trade, and openness to trade and investment may have fallen out of fashion recently. We need to bring them back into fashion to cope with our many economic challenges. Deregulation, privatisation, lower taxes, free trade, and openness to trade and investment may have fallen out of fashion recently. We need to bring them back into fashion to cope with our many economic challenges.

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Social insurance lessons from Germany

07/12/2021
Would we really like to end up with an arrangement that puts a massive wedge between people’s gross and net incomes? A system, by the way, that also harms employment outcomes, especially for the most vulnerable?

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