Ross Webb

Historian

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

Pleased to share that my book, 'The Cost of Living: Union politics and economic crisis in New Zealand, 1975–87', will be published by Otago University Press this September.

For more info: https://t.co/H5SiZYjYSc

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

Book Launch @unitybookswgtn @OtagoUniPress

6pm, Wednesday 14th October
Unity Books Wellington, 57 Willis St.

To be launched by @NZ_CTU President, Sandra Grey

https://t.co/9iXZiBvzRk

https://t.co/H5SiZYjYSc

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

'Full employment must be back on the agenda' - @NZ_CTU's Sandra Grey

https://t.co/twFOnMlXGV

[Florian Louis @flr_louis]

Adam Tooze - Carbon

Climate Crisis and the Eclipse of the West

À paraître en février chez Allen Lane

[Stephen Clarke @StephenClarkeNZ]

Emeritus Professor Erik Olssen ONZM
PhD (Duke), FRSNZ, FNZAH
1941 – 2026

A fellow traveller from Cavvy and King’s High and @otago but most of all a fine historian, mentor and friend. Just a wonderful human who will be deeply missed. Vale Erik

[Isabella M Weber @IsabellaMWeber]

Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy.

I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all.

Out in October with @randomhouse.

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

Fiscal responsibility doesn't mean what Nicola Willis thinks it means | The Post

Excellent piece by Tayla Forward

https://t.co/80BSpUHJ3E

[edward miller @labourcartel]

With more unemployed workers than any other time in the last quarter of a century, do yourself a favour and read Ross' wonderful entry on public intellectual Wolfgang Rosenberg, who remained a faithful advocate of full employment throughout his life.

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

Pleased to share my latest Dictionary of New Zealand Biography entry on the left-wing economist and public intellectual Wolfgang Rosenberg, a fascinating man whose life and work deserve much more attention.

You can read it here: https://t.co/yPuPq4zP7C

[Vincent O'Malley @vomalley]

Great to see the first 20 years of NZ Listener (1939-59) now available on Papers past.

https://t.co/i4pTfFUekK

[edward miller @labourcartel]

An 8.3 percent increase in net core Crown debt by 2029 is the difference between a responsible budget to secure our future and marxism. The absolute state of this country’s political discourse.

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

"A longer recession is a feature of Government policy. Not a bug" - @bernardchickey

https://t.co/d1ZHJV8tyJ

[Stout Research Centre @SRCNZ]

The Poverty, by Design conference is just days away now! Tomorrow evening, Rebecca Macfie will deliver the JD Stout lecture before we kick off two full days of conference presentations on poverty in Aotearoa. Conference registrations are now full. See you there 💚💚

[Stout Research Centre @SRCNZ]

Just one week now until the annual JD Stout Lecture kicks off Poverty, by Design. This year’s lecture will be presented by Rebecca Macfie, whose research focuses on the capacity of grassroots and community organisations to disrupt poverty.

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

"A group of economists have written to the PM and the Minister of Finance to express their heightening concern at the Government’s approach to fiscal policy, and their alarm at the consequences for the people and communities of New Zealand."

https://t.co/vB1Rp6qF4l

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

#hīkoi

[Craig Renney @CLRenney]

Unemployment Data released by Statistics New Zealand shows the unemployment rate accelerating to 4.6%, and worrying labour market trends that should spur the government into action. A 🧵

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

I'm looking forward to giving this seminar next Friday at
@VicUniWgtn on the beginnings of a biography I'm writing, tentatively titled:

'A Dangerous Economist: The Life and Times of Wolfgang Rosenberg'

[Ross Webb @rosswebb045]

Very excited to see this book coming out in November via @AUPBooks.

A real pleasure to have worked alongside Angela Wanhalla, Sarah Christie, Lachy Paterson, and Erica Newman on this project.

https://t.co/pnCKiEhQP4