The Comparative Advantage
As this edition of Quadrant reaches readers, I shall be making final preparations for the New Zealand Initiative’s fourth international business delegation.
As this edition of Quadrant reaches readers, I shall be making final preparations for the New Zealand Initiative’s fourth international business delegation.
In New Zealand’s public policy circles these days, you cannot escape the buzz about Ireland.
Last week, following six years of intense negotiations, the Swiss government pulled out of the talks on a new treaty.
Germany and Switzerland have long been famous for exporting cars, machinery and chemicals to all parts of the world.
Our new government is committed to subsidiarity and the regions.
New Zealand has much to learn from Switzerland.
To sum up the Mood of the Boardroom, there is an appetite for change in the business community.
Because central government is so dominant, New Zealanders instinctively look at central government to deal with their local issues.
We have a choice in New Zealand if we are satisfied with our status quo and content to keep fighting the same old political battles for the next decades.
If Prime Minister John Key really wanted to turn New Zealand into the Switzerland of the South Pacific, this is what he should do.
© Dr Oliver Hartwich