Archive for the “social policy” category
6 questions for Richard Posner
by Luke Rodgers on March 17, 2010
Interview from March 2010 issue of Haper’s with Richard Posner, judge on U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and law professor at University of Chicago, regarding his apparent 180° turn regarding laissez-faire capitalism. Six Questions for Richard Posner on Capitalism (…)
Leveraging social norms to save the environment
by Luke Rodgers on February 15, 2009
The sacramento municipal utility gets you to conserve energy by comparing you to your neighbours.
Canada: a brief history of failed GHG reduction policies
by Luke Rodgers on January 24, 2009
Attended a talk entitled Getting Climate Policy Right yesterday, presented by Mark Jaccard and co-sponsored by University of Toronto’s School of Public Policy & Governance and the Centre for Environment. Jaccard is a leading expert, not just in Canada but (…)
Ontario launches anti-poverty plan amidst economic turmoil
by Luke Rodgers on December 8, 2008
The Ontario government has launched a comprehensive anti-poverty plan that is receing warm reception from advocates like the 25in5 Network for Poverty Reduction. The fact that this has taken place during particularly bad times for Ontario’s economy is all the (…)
Compelling graphs from the WHO Report on Social Determinants of Health
by Luke Rodgers on August 29, 2008
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health has just released its final report which, though I have not read it in detail (it’s pretty long), seems to have some powerfully-worded recommendations and calls-to-action with regard (…)
Is American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient?
by Luke Rodgers on August 28, 2008
Short answer: probably yes.
Longer answer: from the National Bureau of Economic Research, whose newsletter is alwasy full of interesting tidbits.
