There are those who would argue that the financial crisis was caused by over-enthusiastic worship of the Almighty Dollar. Call it brutal financial karma, but that church is looking pretty empty these days. A new report from Morgan Stanley analyst Emma Lawson confirms what many had suspected: the dollar is […]
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Really can’t wait until TVNZ ditches its One Network News sponsor so I can finally start hearing some more interesting factoids on the banks… … like ‘how much money flows out of the country everyday ‘ & financial discussions could finally include statements such as: ‘Should most New Zealandic banks […]
Pluto Press, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and Fernwood Publishing Inc. have jointly issued Economics for Everyone: A Short Guide to the Economics of Capitalism by Jim Stanford. Jim is one of Canada’s best-known economists: he works for the Canadian Auto Workers,and writes a regular economics column for the Globe […]
[ “There is no purpose for government – except to improve the live’s of the citizens” Some of those leather chaired legislation-jockeys currently taking up space in Wellington actually improved your life the other day merely by pointing out to the populace of this agrarian mini-continent that food consumers (i.e. […]
The IMF is shouting about the need for austerity today, but it was strangely quiet during the build-up of the bubble that got us here. Is advice from the IMF better than advice from a drunk in the street? That is the question that people around the world should be […]
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Not to worry, they tell us, we’re pulling out of this recession, we’re making progress – the key is more liquidity, more stimulus, more credit, more consumption, more growth. The time has come to call their bluff. We need to band together and challenge this powerful intellectual army, whose generals include […]
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Supporters of a local currency scheme are ramping up their efforts to boost the use of a Bay of Islands dollar. The Bay of Islands Community Exchange is asking people to use a computerised barter system to pay for goods and services this month as the exchange prepares to launch […]