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Don Brash was the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand from 1988 until 2002. Don was also a Member of Parliament, and leader of the New Zealand National Party.
We discuss Don’s work at the Reserve Bank, which came at a pivotal time alongside the economic reforms of the late 80s.
Don shares the history of the famous 0 - 2% inflation target that he helped implement, and we talk more broadly about the state’s understanding of inflation, its causes, Bitcoin, and the role of Central Banking.
We go on to talk about Don’s current focus looking at both the geopolitical situation New Zealand faces in-between the US and China, as well as his work with Hobson’s pledge looking at democracy issues closer to home.
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Links:
Don Brash Website - https://www.donbrash.com/
Incredible Luck, Don Brash Autobiography - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22036999-incredible-luck
Hobson's Pledge - https://www.hobsonspledge.nz/
"Revolution" TV series on New Zealand from 1970s-1990s - https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/revolution-1996/series
The Arrogance of Power by William Fulbright - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1355548.The_Arrogance_of_Power
Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning by Liz Cheney - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/134156069-oath-and-honor
Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap? by Graham Allison - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31125556-destined-for-war
The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy—What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny by William Strauss , Neil Howe - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/670089.The_Fourth_Turning
On China by Henry Kissinger - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9328314-on-china
Please note: James (Jim) Holt is the economist Don Brash mentions who inspired the policies of 1980s New Zealand.
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