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Ranging over aspects of modern life that are changing rapidly, such as finance, transport, telecommunication, media, education, health, welfare, democracy, and industry, this volume seeks to examine the possibilities and limitations of the future. Based on economic analysis, this collection of essays examines the character of globalization, the processes, and how they operate, and the extent of globalization. The contributors assess current government policy, other local responses, they propose alternative policies, and they suggest alternative responses to market forces.

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Christopher Sheil is a Visiting Fellow in the School of History at the University of New South Wales. He was awarded a PhD in history and politics by the University of Wollongong in 1989, has served as a senior cabinet official under several Labor and Coalition governments in NSW and WA, is a former project leader for the Evatt Foundation, and holds an adjunct appointment with Boston University. He has written widely on public policy and economics: his previous books are Turning Point: The State of Australia (ed.) (Allen & Unwin, 1997), War on the Wharves: A Cartoon History (ed.) (Pluto Press, 1998), Globalisation, the Asian Crisis and the Future of Australian Jobs (ed.) (Evatt Foundation, 1998) and Water's Fall: Running the Risks with Economic Rationalism (Pluto Press, 2000).

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