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Neville Bennett taught economic history for many years at the Univ of Canterbury. He is a Director of Socrates Investments www.investing.co.nz
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Asian longevity the world highest

20 Jan 12, 7:31pm, Neville Bennett
The places where you can live the longest are now predominately in Asia. Neville Bennett explores why this change has happened.

'Treasury is way too optimistic'

02 Dec 11, 9:35am, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett worries Treasury is grossly overestimating NZ economic growth. He calls on National to look at new taxes. Your view?

'Why home buyers are suckers'

13 Sep 11, 5:23pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett explains why mortgage borrowers need more creditor friendly laws and very long term fixed mortgages. Your view?

Beware investing in shares

26 Aug 11, 5:46pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett says we are in a long bear market and now is the wrong time to invest in stocks. Your view?

NZ's timebomb: discontented youth

12 Aug 11, 9:05pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett thinks the seeds of future youth alienation have already been sown in New Zealand. Your view?

'World economy heading for stagnation'

22 Jul 11, 8:45am, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett doubts the world is developing a two-speed economy. He sees one slow speed. Your view?

Is home ownership still a prized asset?

01 Jul 11, 5:20pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett tries to reconcile the continuing aspiration for home ownership, and its bleak value propsects. Your view?

How to control the dollar

10 Jun 11, 3:56pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett has a plan to return the currency to a better level for growth. Your view?

NZ's land ownership crisis

27 May 11, 6:21pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett does not like foreigners or corporates owning large land holdings. Your view?

Is the US a banana republic?

05 May 11, 10:18am, Neville Bennett
Breaking up the big international banks is a key task for economies to recover. Neville Bennett examines the issue. Your view?

Have Western democracies become plutocracies?

01 Apr 11, 4:02pm, Neville Bennett
Is the USA now a plutocracy? Is NZ a plutocracy? Neville Bennett examines the issue. Your view?

Neville Bennett's earthquake story

06 Mar 11, 1:42pm, Neville Bennett
Our columnist Neville Bennett lives in Christchurch. He wonders whether the city has an economic future. Your view?

'Why NZ's debt is like India's 'drain''

11 Feb 11, 3:08pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett compares the drain of foreign debt on NZ's economy with Britain's drain on India's finances during the 1930s.Your view?

Biflation is the new reality

22 Dec 10, 12:10pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett explores the meaning of rising commodity prices and falling asset prices. Your view?

Income inequality in New Zealand

05 Dec 10, 2:41pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett examines the corrosiveness and depth of NZ's inequality of wealth in the second of a two-part series. Your view?

Why wealth accumulation is so distorted

20 Nov 10, 12:34pm, Neville Bennett
This is the first of a two-part series by Neville Bennett exploring the nature of inequality in New Zealand. Your view?

Capitalism and extreme inequality

16 Oct 10, 10:07am, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett explores a fast-moving trend to income and asset concentration. Is this the natural tendency of capitalism?

The world order is changing

01 Oct 10, 1:25pm, Neville Bennett
Fear is driving countries to rethink the benefits they get from a globalised world. That is shaking up global relationships

What the new normal looks like

10 Sep 10, 7:24pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett explains why the 'new normal' means years of deleveraging, slow growth, lower consumption and a new frugality

Behind the sub prime debacle

13 Aug 10, 6:00pm, Neville Bennett
Neville Bennett highlights some US housing craziness that contributed to the GFC.