tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post4460208411208127393..comments2024-03-29T10:51:27.752+13:00Comments on Not PC: GUEST POST: Make Christchurch an Enterprise Zone not a Ward of the State.Peter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-26807551172570948592012-02-28T10:21:26.658+13:002012-02-28T10:21:26.658+13:00@jh: In general terms, the more free we are to inn...@jh: In general terms, the more free we are to innovate then the more able we are to adapt to our context. However straitened the circumstances might otherwise.<br /><br />But are we at our limits? Well, consider that all the energy and materials the planet is endoed with are still here. They haven't gone anywhere. That the earth itself is a solidly packed ball of resources--of materials that only become resources by virtue of ourt identification of their use to us and our freedom to put them into a causal connection to that end.<br /><br />So I don't buy that we're at our limits, but if we are then it's even more imperative that we be free to innovate anew.<br /><br />You're right however that even before the earthquake New Zealand industry looked to be settling into stagnation, and that 60% of job growth up until 2007 was due to the property boom. <br /><br />I would argue however that between stifling of innovation (by regulation, town planning and occupational licensing) and the creation of new money by the Reserve Bank, we set ourselves on the path to creating a bubble in housing--the illusion of prosperity created by nothing more than inflation, which proved in the end to be not prosperity but malinvestment.<br /><br />But this is not an argument for LESS enterprise and MORE regulation. It is an argument to reverse the trend--even in one small place like Christchurch.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-14778290466802302792012-02-22T12:05:39.731+13:002012-02-22T12:05:39.731+13:00One thing you ignore with your spontaneous order i...One thing you ignore with your spontaneous order is that in nature growth has its limits.<br /><br /><i>Even before the earthquake, New Zealand industry had slowed and looked to be settling into stagnation. We were already feeling the pressure of higher costs across the board, and with events in the Middle East rising fuel prices will compound our problems. </i><br /><br />If a farmer reaches his max should he build a theme park? 60% of job growth up until 2007 were due to the property boom and the fact that development is so expensive has a lot to do with the fact that the economy is running to a large degree on inward migration.jhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-58455541605457860172011-03-04T12:21:34.079+13:002011-03-04T12:21:34.079+13:00rather than repeat what i think here, just go ther...rather than repeat what i think here, just go there...<br /><br />http://pollywannacracka.blogspot.com/2011/02/christ-cityhard.htmlpollywoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01295990157397125661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-60033172967841256022011-03-03T11:26:17.807+13:002011-03-03T11:26:17.807+13:00And you're right; if our second largest city b...<i>And you're right; if our second largest city becomes an ongoing welfare case, NZ will have to cut up its First-World membership card.</i><br /><br />NZ is a "First World" country?<br /><br />The whole fucking country is an "ongoing welfare case" and has been since Ruth was kneecapped in 1991. Hellen just made eveything so much worse.<br /><br />At least bludgers are going to have their noses wiped in the shit - because pretty soon things will be clear: there simple isn't anywhere enough money in NZ to rebuild; no-one is going to lend us any more; and (like Iceland, Greece & Ireland) we can't service our debts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-37916978175149510992011-03-01T16:29:34.193+13:002011-03-01T16:29:34.193+13:00The Mesopotamian Code of Hammurabi, written around...The Mesopotamian Code of Hammurabi, written around 1790 BC, contains a few laws that appear to constitute a performance-based building code. They may be an excellent example of Epstein’s “simple rules for a complex world.”<br />Law 229 says:<br />If a builder build a house for some one, and does not construct it properly, and the house which he built fall in and kill its owner, then that builder shall be put to death. <br />Which probably eliminates the need for building codes, structural design codes and building inspectors.Owen McShanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130002581563595646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-79467258547173357722011-03-01T14:38:40.054+13:002011-03-01T14:38:40.054+13:00There are examples of your proposal (sorry I don&#...There are examples of your proposal (sorry I don't have citations) but one was an earthquake in San Francisco where doing nothing (by the government) resulted in complete rebuilding in less than a year. Note one private railroad tycoon was instrumental in this rebuilding - no inspectors slowing him down. (approx 1880s)<br /><br />Another example was a typhoon or famine in India 1930sDale B. Hallinghttp://www.hallingblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-87112043286904827662011-02-28T17:25:34.482+13:002011-02-28T17:25:34.482+13:00@FF: Yes, Hayek developed the idea of spontaneous ...@FF: Yes, Hayek developed the idea of spontaneous order. Stossel explains it.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-48033106706862364242011-02-28T15:27:36.286+13:002011-02-28T15:27:36.286+13:00Beat me to it. Mine's half written. (And proba...Beat me to it. Mine's half written. (And probably adds a few better ideas than mine)<br /><br />Great piece.gregsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04786701115887458801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-19297464663661785022011-02-28T13:19:34.985+13:002011-02-28T13:19:34.985+13:00I think that spontaneous order was first coined by...I think that <i>spontaneous order</i> was first coined by <i>Friedrich von Hayek</i> (not by Stossel) in his description of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence" rel="nofollow">Emergence/Self-organisation</a> in a <i>Complex Systems</i>.Falafulu Fisinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-83923090353656155802011-02-28T12:32:55.916+13:002011-02-28T12:32:55.916+13:00Synthesises my thoughts precisely.
May I repost p...Synthesises my thoughts precisely. <br />May I repost please?<br />www.inpho.co.nzShane Pleasancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06144367923437327037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-14483266680879542002011-02-28T12:06:10.420+13:002011-02-28T12:06:10.420+13:00@Peter: Baby steps. :-)@Peter: Baby steps. :-)Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-21964182762964222452011-02-28T11:31:45.235+13:002011-02-28T11:31:45.235+13:00Great idea. Why not make the whole country an &quo...Great idea. Why not make the whole country an "Enterprise Zone"?Peternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-52046600831842342132011-02-28T11:11:36.292+13:002011-02-28T11:11:36.292+13:00This discussion reminds me of what has been achiev...This discussion reminds me of what has been achieved in a building code free environment, in Alabama, with the Rural studio - www.ruralstudio.com - a thirteen year programme under Auburn University. refer also this artilcle http://fredbernstein.com/articles/display.asp?id=127<br />" It's an open secret that Mr. Mockbee liked to work in Hale County because there was no building code enforcement - allowing the students to experiment with unconventional materials and forms". I have seen pictures of some of the buildings built through this studio and they are truly remarkable, but for their inventive creativity and ability to use and recycle amazing materials. the average building cost was quoted to me by a studio participant as $20K USD<br /><br />Lemon JuiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-31745028028984590542011-02-28T11:06:54.039+13:002011-02-28T11:06:54.039+13:00Yes the worst kneejerk will be tougher building st...Yes the worst kneejerk will be tougher building standards, the state bailing out all of the infrastructure and increasing tax.<br /><br />A useful suffix to this is that the NZTA does collect enough fuel tax and RUC to fully rebuild Christchurch city's roads if they are not fully insured. It simply needs to delay big new works, which might include the big Christchurch southern motorway. Canterbury always pays far more in road taxes than it gets in return (more than any other region because the roads are cheap to maintain and there has been little work needed to expand them over the years). Time to get some of that back, and no new taxes needed.Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-88696253873252442852011-02-28T10:30:19.514+13:002011-02-28T10:30:19.514+13:00I recommend the link P C gives in his comment abov...I recommend the link P C gives in his comment above. This is the best comment I have seen on risk in the building industry, and shows that there are those who know tax payers and ratepayers are being exposed to risks, by the current bureaucratic system. Send this link to anyone you know in the construction industry. I know some in the industry are concerned that upcoming changes will disadvantage many small business. This will raise the cost of building, as many will be forced to become employees, or will leave the industry.<br /><br />Ken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-79340602353414843882011-02-28T09:39:15.697+13:002011-02-28T09:39:15.697+13:00Excellent Mr Osbourne. This would be the best pos...Excellent Mr Osbourne. This would be the best possible response, and would turn a lemon into a fine wine.<br /><br />This is more what the country should & could get behind. And you're right; if our second largest city becomes an ongoing welfare case, NZ will have to cut up its First-World membership card. On your watch Mr Key?Sam Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09035978404256500568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-20001834057532664852011-02-28T09:34:59.720+13:002011-02-28T09:34:59.720+13:00I reckon leaving risk with those who understand it...I reckon leaving risk with those who understand it is a far, far better way. <br /><br />Because it's not the permits and inspections so much as the people who are doing them, the incentives they have in carrying them out, and the risk they assume on ratepayers behalf in doing so.<br /><br />And a better way already exists, <a href="http://www.educationreview.co.nz/pages/section/article.php?s=ICT+%26+Procurement&idArticle=19075" rel="nofollow">and is on the books as a discussion document at DBH</a>.Peter Cresswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-35468722670595812392011-02-28T09:22:48.345+13:002011-02-28T09:22:48.345+13:00I reckon 'permits and inspections' are act...I reckon 'permits and inspections' are actually a bloody good way of ensuring life safety in an earthquake. <br /><br />DenMTDenMTnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-60949468589726772202011-02-28T08:58:28.733+13:002011-02-28T08:58:28.733+13:00But but but this is an opportunity to tax the rich...But but but this is an opportunity to tax the rich more (envy driven saliva dripping off chin with grated teeth in anger) don't you understand? The only fair way say the Greens is for the "rich" to pay, pay, pay and if they leave then...Libertyscotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12741049550997300680noreply@blogger.com