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Jim Hoggett
Driving a Star Picket Through Conservation
Impact and Outcome of Regulation on the Economy
There is an understandable tendency for people to dismiss 'regulation' as a boring topic for economists. But the effects, for good and ill, of regulation pervade everyday life. Regulation profoundly affects what you can and cannot buy, how much...
The Uses and Value of National Parks: Does More Mean Worse?
Politicians are happy to lock up vast areas around the country as national parks, but are not willing to actually maintain them. Instead of continuously expanding the park area, we should be making better use of the parks we already have. "If we...
Business Environment Conservation
The Australian Greens Election Policies
The Australian Greens Election Policies: Why The Greens' Policies Matter
When Will We Ever Learn?
Jim Hoggett and Aled Hoggett show why decades of poor policy based on a failed ideology are directly responsible for the horrific Australian bushfires in 2003.
The Best, Worst Health System
Australia's health system is a unique combination of compromises. But that does not mean that it is any worse than other overseas systems, or that it can't be improved.
How to Centrally Plan the Environment
The native vegetation regulators are trying to do the impossible. In the process, they are burdening Australian private landowners with enormous costs.
Beyond Philanthropy Lies Compulsion
Increased calls for corporate social responsibility are little more that ambit claims which impose significant costs on corporations and the community alike.
Petroleum Refining: Rationalization or Atrophy?
The Australian petroleum refining industry provides the fuel without which our economy and society could not function. It is an industry in trouble. It is fragmented and badly structured.