tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post4653669163683517919..comments2024-02-11T19:28:27.997+11:00Comments on Personal Reflections: The patchwork economyJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-12781312305741783572011-02-06T06:57:50.596+11:002011-02-06T06:57:50.596+11:00That's very true, Ramana, and not just in Fede...That's very true, Ramana, and not just in Federations. Some of the posts you have put up on India draw this out clearly; then we have current Chinese example; and the rise and fall of US cities or regions.<br /><br />The problem I think that we have had in Australia lies in an inability to properly recognise and to accommodate those variations.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-3825225865959975432011-02-06T06:50:29.226+11:002011-02-06T06:50:29.226+11:00I am not quite sure where I am going to end up in ...I am not quite sure where I am going to end up in my current series, KVD. I am clearing ground at the moment in my own mind.<br /><br />My rough mudmap says look first at the problems that the PM faces in achieving her objectives, then look at solutions.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-73217262211369027762011-02-06T00:28:37.079+11:002011-02-06T00:28:37.079+11:00Aren't all economies 'patch work'? Le...Aren't all economies 'patch work'? Let us take India. The total statistics for the country hides significant micro level imbalances. In a Federal set up, this is unavoidable. The same can be said about the USA, UK, China, etc.rummusernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24338064.post-1640950362617490602011-02-05T14:29:18.193+11:002011-02-05T14:29:18.193+11:00Jim
I'm still waiting to see where you are go...Jim<br /><br />I'm still waiting to see where you are going on your present series of posts before commenting, but I just wanted to note in agreement that you have consistently highlighted the differences in "specific application" as opposed to "trends" thrown up on various issues.<br /><br />How to resolve this is the question I'm waiting commentary on. Maybe governments can only effectively legislate on desired trends, with a totally separate public service entrusted with practical application of policy on the ground - specific to area and need?<br /><br />Off topic, but thoughts on Qld troubles. Why can't we send the TAFE students (plumbers, electricians, builders, etc.) to Qld for six months' "prac" on rebuilding the homes and towns affected? I bet six months up there would be worth twelve months dry, classroom learning hands down.<br /><br />kvdAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com