Balancing act : Australia between recession and renewal
Megalogenis, George2016
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Click and Collect for Balancing act : Australia between recession and renewalIn this urgent essay, George Megalogenis argues that Australia risks becoming globalisation's next and most unnecessary victim. The next shock, whenever it comes, will find us with our economic guard down, and a political system that has shredded its authority. Megalogenis outlines the challenge for Malcolm Turnbull and his government. Our tax system is unfair and we have failed to invest in infrastructure and education. Both sides of politics are clinging defensively to an old model because it tells them a reassuring story of Australian success. But that model has been exhausted by capitalism's extended crisis and the end of the mining boom. Trusting to the market has left us with gridlocked cities, growing inequality and a corporate sector that feels no obligation to pay tax. It is time to redraw the line between market and state. Balancing Act is a passionate look at the politics of change and renewal, and a bold call for active government. It took World War II to provide the energy and focus for the reconstruction that laid the foundation for modern Australia. Will it take another crisis to prompt a new reconstruction? 'Australia is in transition. Saying it is easy. The panic kicks in when we are compelled to describe what the future might look like. There is no complacent middle to aim at. We will either catch the next wave of prosperity, or finally succumb to the Great Recession.' George Megalogenis, Balancing Act.
Main title:
Balancing act : Australia between recession and renewal / George Megalogenis.
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Imprint:
Collingwood, VIC : Black Inc., 2016.
Collation:
103 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Series title:
Quarterly essay ; 61.
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Cover title.
Contents:
Includes correspondence: Bernie Fraser, Amanda Walsh, Tarah Barzanji, Allan Behm, Jennifer Rayner, Anne Tiernan, Graham Evans, John Quiggin, Scott Ludlam, Michael Keating and Stephen Sedgwick, Laura Tingle.
ISBN:
9781863958110
Dewey class:
338.5420994338.542
Language:
English
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BRN:
268127
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 338.542 MEG | Available |
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