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It was time to end the disconnect in Australian politics: the disconnect between our political dialogue and our real needs. Too much of the public debate was about gesture rather than answers. The challenge was to identify broadly agreed principles for a new and different reform agenda. In April 2002 the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, at the University of Melbourne, and The Australian rose to this challenge. The upshot was a national conversation, Towards Opportunity and Prosperity, between leading thinkers from academia, politics, public service, business, unions and community groups. Topics covered included: * Unemployment, Joblessness and Welfare Reform * Education and Innovation * Population Policy * Work and Family * Ageing and Retirement * Health Policy * The Environment and the Kyoto Protocol * Are We Becoming a Branch Office Economy? * Microeconomic Reform Peter Dawkins and Paul Kelly, two of Australia s leading policy analysts and commentators, draw out the main threads of the policy debates in these areas, and plot the outlines of the new reform agenda which emerged from this fascinating and wide-ranging conversation. , but placing more emphasis on the human dimension-a 'hard heads, soft hearts' approach.

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Author:   Peter Dawkins ,  Paul Kelly
Publisher:   Allen & Unwin
Imprint:   Allen & Unwin
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 20.80cm
Weight:   0.352kg
ISBN:  

9781741140217

ISBN 10:   1741140218
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   01 February 2003
Recommended Age:   From
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Paul Kelly is one of Australia's leading political and economic commentators, and the author of classic works such as The Hawke Ascendency and The End of Certainty. Peter Dawkins is one of Australia's leading academic economists and head of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne.

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