Although it is true that we're a democracy, we're also a liberal democracy and more importantly an extension of English civilisation. A civilisation who's success was tied to the respect for property rights and voluntary exchange. Unless a liberalised construction market was imposing massive externalities, shouldn't freedom be the default. Shouldn't the oweness be on the planners that need to justify the zoning rules other than "we had them forever" and/or "the people like it".
(If you're going to point to the pressure on the transport system, we could simply manage that using road user charges and congestion fees. Regulating construction seems like an absurd way to solve the problem created by tax funded roads)
Did the deregulation in Auckland induce the population growth in the city? Did the population growth lead to a productivity boom measured either in increased average productivity of Auckland or increased productivity of the people who moved to Auckland?
Although it is true that we're a democracy, we're also a liberal democracy and more importantly an extension of English civilisation. A civilisation who's success was tied to the respect for property rights and voluntary exchange. Unless a liberalised construction market was imposing massive externalities, shouldn't freedom be the default. Shouldn't the oweness be on the planners that need to justify the zoning rules other than "we had them forever" and/or "the people like it".
(If you're going to point to the pressure on the transport system, we could simply manage that using road user charges and congestion fees. Regulating construction seems like an absurd way to solve the problem created by tax funded roads)
Did the deregulation in Auckland induce the population growth in the city? Did the population growth lead to a productivity boom measured either in increased average productivity of Auckland or increased productivity of the people who moved to Auckland?