Nicholas delivers a terrific presentation (1hr 7mins) to The Australian Centre for Social Innovation about the private provision of public goods and the subsequent generation of social capital.

It is as crisply considered as it is thought provoking:

• after all this time, I think I finally understand that economists believe themselves to be the purveyors and arbiters of well-being, and ultimately health – no wonder they’re so suspicious of, and have so much trouble relating to medicine and health care
• it would be interesting to apply this prism to health care – I don’t think it will present favourably

The presentation wraps with a 5 min video of the Family by Family program – a compelling sounding intervention that generates an abundance of social capital by developing and then using resources embedded in the community.

Many references to Adam Smith, Hayek and Robert Putnam.

Great to see something not confined to the sub-20min constraint.

Bravo Nicholas!!

http://clubtroppo.com.au/2013/12/20/public-goods-privately-provided-the-video/