Introduction/Mike Steketee and Peter Dawkins -- The intergenerational debate/Peter Dawkins -- From welfare to work/Mike Steketee -- Work and family/Mark Wooden -- Indigenous development/George Megalogenis -- Education and innovation/Peter Dawkins -- Health policy/John Freebairn -- Trade liberalisation and the Australia-US Free Trade Agreement/Sisira Jayasuriya -- Future directions for competition policy/Stephen King -- The budget constraint/Alan Wood -- Conclusions/Peter Dawkins and Mike Steketee
Summary
Many of the issues which are fundamental to Australia's future are receiving scant attention. In Fresh Thinking some of Australia's leading academics and journalists tackle the challenges which will confront the new generation of leaders. Both authors from University of Melbourne, Vic
Analysis
Public finance theory
Population ageing
Work and family
Policy process
Trends to 2010
Statistics
Australia overseas comparisons
Economic conditions
Fiscal policy
Federal/national government (Australia)
Policy making
Notes
The book is based on the proceedings of the "Pursuing Opportunity and Prosperity Conference, the second major economic and social policy conference" organised by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, of the University of Melbourne, and The Australian
