by John McKinnon | Nov 5, 2007 | Opinion
Economics is like a game of musical chairs. There are not enough chairs in the world for everyone to have as many as they would like. But rather than play music and race to the nearest chair, we have an auction, and those with the most money buy their chairs while...
by John McKinnon | Apr 4, 2007 | Opinion
We have reached the halfway point of the program to halve global poverty by 2015. Members of the United Nations, including Australia, agreed to this target at the Millennium Summit in 2000. The halftime score is not looking good. While some regions are on track to...
by John McKinnon | Oct 18, 2005 | Opinion
With widening inequalities and 20 per cent of the world in extreme poverty, it is worth re-examining whether globalization and free-market capitalism are in tune with biblical ethics. Whether the result of ideological battles of the 20th century, or a belief in...
