Category Archives: Economics

How should the education and training sector respond to the Tiriti o Waitangi provisions in the Act?

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Peter Winsley

How should the education and training sector respond to the Tiriti o Waitangi provisions in the Act? The education sector must respond to Tiriti o Waitangi provisions outlined in S9 of The Education and Training Act 2021.  High-level expectations include … Continue reading →

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An economic strategy for New Zealand

Posted on November 13, 2017 by Peter Winsley

New Zealand has many conditions in place to support increased per capita income and living standards.  These include inclusive, high-integrity government, quality institutions, macroeconomic stability and microeconomic flexibility. However, productivity is stagnating.  We are struggling to address rising superannuation and … Continue reading →

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Russian, Chinese and American economic narratives

Posted on September 16, 2017 by Peter Winsley

Some convince with numbers, most with stories.  When stories turn into national narratives, history is made. Narratives turn complexity into simplicity, and give identity and purpose.  Individuals can be conflated into a nation state akin to a single person: “China … Continue reading →

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Poets better prove – the sacred craft challenges autocracy

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Peter Winsley

Great Russian writers such as Turgenev, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky opposed Tsarist tyranny.  Their successors challenged the Bolshevik autocracy. The Bolsheviks knew the power of literature.  Lenin never forgave Dostoyevsky’s devastating critique of revolutionary thinking in The Devils.  The Soviet regime … Continue reading →

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What caused the mess we are in, and how do we get out of it?

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Peter Winsley

By Peter Winsley 16 January, 2017 Inequality, social malaise, and identity-based extremism result from productivity trends, technological change, globalisation, and business models.  These sit within tax, labour market, competition, trade, intellectual property and other policy settings that governments can change.  … Continue reading →

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Letter to Donald Trump

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Peter Winsley

23 December 2016 Dear Donald What you bring to the Presidency is the ability to reach across the aisle, make workable deals, and drive them through Congress.  You also need to carry Americans with you.  To do this, you must … Continue reading →

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