Getting consumer rights out from under the rug
IGPS’s Simon Chapple and Geoff Bertram agree political approval should not be a part of decision making for our competition watchdog—the Commerce Commission.
The Institute for Governance and Policy Studies (IGPS) aims to lift environmental, social and economic outcomes for all New Zealanders via good public policy.
Our goal is to contribute to improving New Zealanders’ lives. Our researchers engage with New Zealand’s policy-making process and work with people to make New Zealand a better place environmentally, socially and economically.
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The Tax Working Group’s scope must include the welfare system – broadly defined
Under a new centre-left government, we’re now about to start an eighth review of our taxation system. What can we learn from the history of this process?
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What should the new government do about social investment?
Dr Simon Chapple argues that government social investment needs to be less focused on reducing costs and more on making people’s lives better.
Upcoming events
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Book launch for 'Social Investment: A New Zealand Policy Experiment'
Bridget Williams Books warmly invites you to VicBooks on the ground floor of Rutherford House for the launch of a new book on social policy in New Zealand.
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2017 Open Budget Survey Results Discussion
Venue: Old Government Buildings, lecture theatre 2 (OGB LT2)Discussion will run until 1:30pmWill New Zealand…