Comments on: Small, nimble and smart… can we be?

By: Galeandra

Galeandra — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:56:45 +0000

The board of directors of any company have to be responsible for the protection of the investment made by the shareholders and no one else.

Patrick A, Surely this is a false dilemma? I’d have thought any company would have an expectation of conforming with the ethical requirements of the community it draws its economic life from.Expectations about social outcomes regarding employment, environment, taxation and so on, most of them defined in law anyway.

By: Patrick A

Patrick A — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 09:34:12 +0000

Socially responsible capitalism is surely an oxymoron. The board of directors of any company have to be responsible for the protection of the investment made by the shareholders and no one else.

Would be interesting to hear what Selwyn has to say.

By: rainman

rainman — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:34:53 +0000

Pleased to see Labour starting to talk about some of these issues.

So what are the specific ideas for a “sustainable high wage high skill economy”? Because right now, that’s a big ask. Tax policy can serve as a nudge, but I don’t think it will be enough.

Hopefully the answer isn’t a rehash of the old “knowledge economy” schtick.

By: Clare Curran

Clare Curran — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:47:41 +0000

Just to own up. I changed the headline Trevor. It was yuck

By: jabba

jabba — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 05:04:08 +0000

Trevor, housing investment by way of rentals has taken a lot of flak over the years including from Bernard Hickey.
The Herald last week suggested there are over 380000 rentals out there .. I assume many or indeed most are private.
If there was no incentive to invest in the rental game, would the state rescuce the soon to be homeless?