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Private versus public ownership
Thames Water’s default is a seminal moment for the UK
Case shows folly of keeping utility bills down rather than investing in infrastructure.
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How ‘shareholder value’ became a Wall Street mantra
Michael Jensen inspired the transformation of capitalism. Was he a hero or a villain?
Policy
Cameron Bagrie: Export goals unmet while work lags desires
It's easier to want to double exports than to actually do it.
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‘Human error’ cancels 970 student loan exemptions
Unfortunately for IRD, one of those people works for BusinessDesk.
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Pattrick Smellie
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Pattrick was judged New Zealand's best overall columnist and business columnist of the year at the Voyager 2021 Media Awards. He has more than 35 years’ experience reporting and working in New Zealand politics and the commercial sector. A former Press Gallery chairman, he is an award-winning journalist and has worked for titles including The Dominion, The Press, Sunday Star-Times and National Business Review. He was the first NZ correspondent for The Australian and co-founded BusinessDesk in 2008.
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