No to Pessimism

Dr Girol Karacaoglu, BA, MBA Bogazici (Istanbul, Turkey), PhD University of Hawaii, is Adjunct Professor in the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington (VUW), New Zealand. Dr Karacaoglu was the Head of School of Government at Victoria University until 30 June 2022. He came to VUW from the New Zealand Treasury, where he was Chief Economist. Before then, he was the Chief Executive of PSIS (now Co-operative Bank of New Zealand) for nine years. His research interest is in public policy: an integrated approach to transformative environmental, social, political, and economic policies towards improving intergenerational wellbeing. He is author or co-author of, amongst other publications: An Introduction to Financial Markets in New Zealand (1988); Intergenerational wellbeing and public policy - an integrated environmental, social, and economic framework (2019); Public policy and governance frontiers in New Zealand (2020); Social policy practice and processes in Aotearoa New Zealand (2021); Love You - public policy for intergenerational wellbeing (2021); Resilient democratic governance - navigating unity in diversity for sustainable well-being (2024).