Australia at the crossroads : radical free market or a progressive liberalism? / Fred Argy.
Australia at the crossroads : radical free market or a progressive liberalism? / Fred Argy.
Australia at the crossroads : radical free market or a progressive liberalism? / Fred Argy.
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St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1998.
Date
1998.
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338.994/51
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English
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xiii, 295 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Pt. I. Australia's economic performance. 1. A narrow economic view. 2. A broader welfare perspective. 3. The scourge of high unemployment: where we went wrong -- Pt. II. The dangers of economic extremism. 4. Why old style state paternalism (statism) will not work. 5. A critique of hard liberalism 1:...
16. How the issues are perceived by economists and the community. 17. The counter-coalition of free-market interests. 18. Mobilising support for progressive liberalism -- Pt. VI. Concluding comments. 19. Preserving a decent society -- App. How differences in values bear on the policy debate.
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Publisher
St Leonards, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 1998.
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New South Wales
Date Published
1998.
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Australia at the Crossroads is a comprehensive and systematic critique of the radical free market agenda, and a warning against the false dawn offered by that or any other form of economic extremism. It opts squarely for the progressive liberal path - one which will safeguard the 'fair go' society which Australians take pride in, without impairing...
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Australia at the crossroads : radical free market or a progressive liberalism? / Fred Argy.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-280) and index.
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338.994/51
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1864486694 :
9781864486698
1864486694
9781864486698 :
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338.994
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991001410049702626
