Monthly Archives: April 2006

Development & Transformation

This entry was posted in Growth & Innovation, History of Ideas, Methodology, Philosophy, Listener on 22nd April 2006 by Brian Easton.

Great development economists remind us that we can oversimplify.
Listener: 22 April, 2006.

Keywords: Growth & Innovation; History of Ideas, Methodology & Philosophy;

West Indian Arthur Lewis (1915-91) shared the 1979 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his work in development economics. His “Lewis” model divided the economy into two sectors – (subsistence) farming and (capitalist) manufacturing. Labour shifting from the first to the second presents a very powerful growth process. I am using his model in my Marsden study on the globalisation of nations (particularly to explain Chinese economic growth). He was also an early advocate of the importance of infrastructure and education in development – views that are today’s conventional wisdom.

‘irrationality’ and Measuring the Social Costs Of Substance Abuse

This entry was posted in Health on 14th April 2006 by Brian Easton.

A note prepared for the International Working Party on Substance Abuse.

Keywords: Health;

Introduction

While considerable progress has been made on measuring the social costs of substance abuse, the question of how to deal with the ‘irrationality’ of consumers has not yet been resolved.

Global First

This entry was posted in Globalisation & Trade, Growth & Innovation, Listener on 8th April 2006 by Brian Easton.

Can We Transform Auckland From A Gateway City to A Global One?

Listener: 8 April, 2006.

Keywords: Globalisation & Trade; Growth & Innovation;

Many cities are gateways, connecting a country or region to the rest of the world. Some are “government” cities, capitals of region or country. But some are global cities, where key global industries boost their size and vibrancy far above their dependence on gateway or government activities.