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Sticking to carrots:
   The gentle art of influencing behavior

     Encouraging people to follow - or not follow - certain behaviors is an important aspect of modern public administration and for Joel Bevin, the key is to be sensitive to incentive! ...more...

Last week Power switching: Is the US RS in our neck of the woods?
   From super power to struggletown the global financial crisis has brought the United States to its knees but according to Walden Bello there are plenty of crises ahead for them... and for us! ...more...

W/c 3 November
Going for coding: Should the Governor-General’s powers be written?
   Debate over codifying the Governor-General’s reserve powers is back on the agenda and this time Steven Spadijer has the code book out ...more...

W/c 27 October
Mending the meltdown: What role for Government in the financial crisis?
   Recovering from America’s greed-driven recession is causing non-Americans grief all round the world. Martin Leet asks why ...more...

W/c 20 October
Intellectual property for non-intellectuals: Is copyright wrong?
    For the information age to achieve its true potential, information needs to flow freely but Brian Fitzgerald and Ben Atkinson see a conflict with copyright laws ...more...

W/c 13 October
Depressing the depression: There’s no value in comparing now and then
   The world’s financial troubles have many people thinking back to past difficult times but for Shahar Hamieri and Toby Carroll there’s no comparison ...more...

W/c 6 October
Bully for bosses: How to stop beefing and beat the bully boss
   Coping with a boss who’s also a bully can be more than a job is worth but according to Cary Cooper, there is a way to tame the tormented tyrant ...more...

W/c 29 September
Booming for bust: Are the baby boomers busting for life after retirement?
   They’re not shy but they are retiring yet according to Paul McKeon, few baby boomers are planning to slow down, planning to give up work, or planning anything, really ...more...

W/c 22 September
Wheels within wheels: Just who should we share our roads with?
   As soaring fuel costs demand the greatest possible efficiency from the transport industry, Alan Parker puts in a plea for the modest motorist and cyclist ...more...

W/c 15 September
The success of failure: Why getting it wrong can be the right thing
   For most mere humans the way forward is by trial and error but for Peter Tapsell it’s the error that shows the way ...more...



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