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Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
A Category Archive (22 entries)
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October 14, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
Arnold Kling
Biofuels digest reports, In Washington, the US Secretary of Energy, Dr. Steven Chu, broke with Obama administration renewable energy policy, telling stunned alternative energy developers at a recent meeting on alternative fuels that "if it were up to me, I... MORE
October 5, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
Poor Rio, Lucky Chicago Not everyone, however, is convinced that preparing for a 17-day sports event is the best way to undertake socially responsible urban planning. Mr. Garvin himself invokes "the inherent conflicts between great urbanism and a functional Olympic... MORE
September 30, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
I mentioned in Tuesday's post that one of my favorite passages from Scott Shane's Dismantling Utopia is the passage about shoes. Commenter Bill asked me for the passage. Here it is: My informal survey suggested that some of the longest... MORE
August 21, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
Arnold Kling
Today, generally, Adam Smith is claimed by the Right, Darwin by the Left. In the American South and Midwest, where Smith's individualist, libertarian, small-government philosophy is all the rage, Darwin is reviled for his contradiction of creation. Yet if... MORE
July 23, 2009
Economics of Health Care
David Henderson
Somehow I missed this when it came out Monday. Here's what James C. Capretta reported about Obama's amazing power grab: Today, the Obama administration delivered one of the more remarkable presidential power grabs seen in recent memory (the transmittal letter... MORE
July 20, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
My all-time favorite article by Hayek is his 1945 classic, "The Use of Knowledge in Society." Although he doesn't mention the term "local knowledge" in that article, that is the term we Hayekians have adopted to refer to his "knowledge... MORE
June 28, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
New York Times Article Shows Pitfalls of Central Planning The weather in Grand Cayman is so-so, which is why I'm blogging today. "Grant System Leads Cancer Researchers to Play it Safe," reads the title of a news story in today's... MORE
June 23, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
Bizarre Headline in Wall Street Journal "Governor's Trip Confuses South Carolina." So reads the headline of the on-line version of a news story in today's Wall Street Journal. The hard-copy version of the headline is even more dramatic: "State of... MORE
June 14, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
Bankruptcy Judge Actually Understands Law How did I miss this? Judge Robert Drain ordered Delphi to hold an auction and allow bids to challenge the government-brokered sale to Platinum Equity. "What's so special about Platinum?" asked Judge Drain. "They're just... MORE
June 10, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
In a December post, I wrote about the aristocracy of pull, that beautifully descriptive phrase that Ayn Rand used in her classic novel, Atlas Shrugged. It refers to the use of government power to allocate resources. Today, my fellow blogger... MORE
May 6, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
In 2004, the Chicago Skyway was leased to a private company for 99 years for more than $1.8 billion. The company has the right to toll and concession revenue and the responsibility to maintain the road. In 2006, the same... MORE
April 5, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
It isn't that common any more to find evidence of one of the bailed-out banks making a good decision with its money in the face of government pressure. But the weekend Wall Street Journal reported on such a case. J.P.... MORE
March 30, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
No, not that one; I wish. President Obama has done something far more serious. He has already, in less than 100 days, moved the U.S. economy further towards fascism. Sean Hannity and other critics keep criticizing Obama for his socialist... MORE
March 27, 2009
Monetary Policy
David Henderson
In today's Wall Street Journal is a round-up of views on whether Alan Greenspan caused the housing boom. The lead piece, by me, says that he didn't, for reasons that will be familiar to regular readers of this blog. My... MORE
February 27, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
Lew Rockwell has an interesting article today on Adolf Hitler's economic policies. His bottom line: Adolf Hitler was a Keynesian. Two highlights: What were those economic policies? He suspended the gold standard, embarked on huge public works programs like Autobahns,... MORE
February 10, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
Arnold Kling
I outsource my comments to Tyler Cowen.... MORE
February 3, 2009
Fiscal Policy
David Henderson
In yesterday's Boston Globe, GMU economist Russ Roberts has an excellent piece on the proposed "stimulus" package. The article is directed against the huge spending and tax rebate bill working its way through Congress. Roberts recognizes upfront that even Nobel... MORE
January 26, 2009
Monetary Policy
David Henderson
Monetary economist Jeff Hummel has posted today a detailed exposition of recent Fed policy. The two most interesting things to me are: (1) The money supply is increasing. This fact undercuts one part of the "monetary policy is impotent" view... MORE
January 11, 2009
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
In coastal California, where I live, various cities have weekly publications that are distributed at a zero price, have a cutting-edge, vaguely (sometimes explicitly) leftist slant, and almost always are uncritically "environmentalist." They rarely take on any policy that most... MORE
December 15, 2008
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
This morning's Wall Street Journal quotes a 1999 paper by Ben Bernanke as follows: Roosevelt's specific actions were, I think, less important than his willingness to be aggressive and to experiment -- in short, to do whatever was necessary to... MORE
December 3, 2008
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
A news story in today's Boston Globe titled, "Auditors Fault Treasury Policing of Bailout Funds," cites a report by federal government auditors at the Government Accountability [sic] Office. The GAO criticized the Treasury for not making sure banks comply with... MORE
November 12, 2008
Central Planning vs. Local Knowledge
David Henderson
In my Veteans Day tribute to economist Richard Timberlake yesterday, I highlighted his experiences in World War II as a pilot of a B-17 bomber. I didn't mention his economic insights in his book, They Never Saw Me Then, because... MORE
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