tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073991368963140015.post225724793288693483..comments2023-11-05T12:18:27.222+00:00Comments on Labour And Capital: A little more regulation, a little less actionTom Powdrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05511483398745094803noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073991368963140015.post-43986142876142705242008-05-31T10:20:00.000+00:002008-05-31T10:20:00.000+00:00I agree actually, the whole piece is a bit puffed ...I agree actually, the whole piece is a bit puffed up. If you watch the interview at no point does he say that a lack of regulation is 'the root cause' of the crisis. He just says he think that more regulation may have helped.Tom Powdrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05511483398745094803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4073991368963140015.post-20084244332113695392008-05-31T08:46:00.000+00:002008-05-31T08:46:00.000+00:00at odds with the so-called "Washington consensus" ...<I>at odds with the so-called "Washington consensus" that liberalisation, privatisation, and open markets are the only way to bring about economic growth</I><BR/><BR/>Don't buy the "at odds" statement. Open markets are indeed the best way to bring about growth, AND they need sound regulation, without which they gravitate towards oligopoly and worse <BR/><BR/>Probably not <I>more</I> regulation, just determined enforcement of the current regsNick Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670594203660051701noreply@blogger.com