The IPA's Looking Forward Podcast - A weekly podcast of debate and discussion about politics and ideas hosted by Scott Hargreaves, Editor of the IPA Review and Chris Berg of RMIT University and Fellow of the IPA
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
What do the Hong Kong protests mean, and why are they so important? (2:17-18:25) Facebook releases Libra - how much of a threat is this to the current banking system and what does it mean for the future of money (18:25-39:34)? And what is regulatory dark matter and why is it holding back Australia's economy? (39:34-46:45) Dr Chris Berg and Scott Hargreaves are joined by Professor Sinclair Davidson and IPA Research Fellow Kurt Wallace to discuss these topics and share their culture picks including John Wick, Poverty Inc, A podcast from the Mercatus Centre and Solaris.
SHOW NOTES:
Rein in regulators to cut red tape, Kurt Wallace:
https://ipa.org.au/publications-ipa/media-releases/reign-in-regulators-to-cut-red-tape
John Wick
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2911666/
Poverty, Inc.
Elinor Ostram as an intellectual, podcast from the Mercatus Centre:
https://ppe.mercatus.org/podcasts/06122019/elinor-ostrom-intellectual
Elinor Ostrom: An Intellectual Biography, Vlad Tarko:
https://www.amazon.com/Elinor-Ostrom-Intellectual-Vlad-Tarko/dp/1783485892
Solaris, Stanislaw Lem
https://www.bookdepository.com/Solaris-Stanislaw-Lem/9780571311576