tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831755574880155421.post386804831113625869..comments2023-05-01T00:33:18.258-07:00Comments on Stephen Koukoulas: Those Nasty Foreigners - Buying Our Farms!Stephen Koukoulashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08403788361480841035noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2831755574880155421.post-84451898681097899142012-01-18T15:05:32.617-08:002012-01-18T15:05:32.617-08:00At a micro level you are correct Stephen. But at ...At a micro level you are correct Stephen. But at a macro level the aggregation of rational decisions by individual parties does not always lead to optimal outcomes.<br /><br />The bigger question is, how can foreigners afford to buy our farmland, and why aren't we buying any of theirs? Alternatively, if they are such attractive investments, surely there would be some local demand for them.<br /><br />I feel you have intentionally ignored a larger international political-economy debate here, which is the one we should be having.Cameron Murrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298441014714134428noreply@blogger.com