A Future for Regional Australia
A Future for Regional Australia

Author: I. W. Gray

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2001-07-31

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780521002271

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This book interprets the predicament faced by Australia's regional people from their own perspective and proposes a means by which they can act together to find a secure future under globalisation. It argues that neoliberalism in combination with its 'real world' effects in economic policy are driving regional Australia further into social, environmental and economic decay. The book will be of great interest to all concerned about the future of regional Australia, and will make a lively and relevant text for students studying the social sciences in the countryside or in the major cities.

Future Makers, Future Takers
Future Makers, Future Takers

Author: Kenneth Douglas Cocks

Publisher: UNSW Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 356

ISBN-13: 9780868404738

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Annotation. "In keeping with Cocks's willingness and capacity to tackle big issues, Future Makers, Future Takers seeks to identify, detail and compare the broad socio-political philosophies and bundles of policies that comprise Australia's realistic choices for guiding Timeship Australia through the coming turbulent decades. Cocks suspends his own judgment as he even-handedly and comprehensively presents three proactive strategies for managing Australia's future, which he calls Conservative Development, Economic Growth and Post-Materialism."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Issues in Applied Economics
Issues in Applied Economics

Author: Suresh Nicholas Samuel

Publisher: Macmillan Education AU

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 9780732920197

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Introduction to the application of economic principles for tertiary economics and business students. Divided into four parts, it deals with methodological and industry issues, consumption taxes, the labour market, foreign economic aid, and market failure issues. Chapters contain case material, questions for discussion and a summary. Includes a glossary and index. Nicholas Samuel is professor of agricultural business at the University of Adelaide and Desh Gupta is a senior lecturer in Economics at the University of Canberra. Published simultaneously in paperback.

The Japan Handbook
The Japan Handbook

Author: Patrick Heenan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-27

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 1135925267

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The Regional Handbooks of Economic Development series provides accessible overviews of countries within their larger domestic and international contexts, focusing on the relations among regions as they meet the challenges of the twenty first century. The series allows the non-specialist student to explore a wide range of complex factors-social and political as well as economic-that affect the growth of developing regions in Asia, Europe, and South America. Each Handbook provides an overview chapter discussing the region's economic conditions within an historical and political context, as well as 20 or more chapter-length essays written by recognized experts, which analyze the key issues affecting a region's economy: its population, natural resources, foreign trade, labor problems, and economic inequalities, and other vital factors. In addition, the volumes offer useful support materials, including a series of appendices that include a detailed chronology of events in the region, a glossary of terms, biographical entries on key personalities, an annotated bibliography of further reading, and a comprehensive analytical index.

Free Trade Champion?
Free Trade Champion?

Author: Julia Lowell

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13:

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U.S. policymakers claim that single-handed U.S. efforts to increase Japanese imports of foreign goods and services are benefiting exporters worldwide. But opinion on this policy is divided--the European Union and Japan have been openly critical, whereas smaller countries seem to be taking a more nuanced view. Drawing on a series of interviews with Australian government officials and business leaders, this paper explores Australian views of the U.S. measures, and considers how U.S. policies have affected Australia's export opportunities in Japan and what policy tools are available to Australia for influencing the outcomes of U.S.-Japan negotiations. It reports two opposing views: (1) Australia should counter perceived U.S. moves toward bilaterally managed trade, and (2) Australia should join with the United States in its attempts to open Japanese markets.