Since the early 1980s, Australian economic policy has been dominated by the ideology of neoliberalism (also known as 'economic rationalism'), including policies of privatisation, financial deregulation and micro-economic reform. Throughout this period, John Quiggin has presented critical assessments of neoliberal policies and the claims about productivity growth made in support of those policies.
The credibility of neoliberalism was fatally wounded by the Global Financial Crisis and its aftermath. Nevertheless, market ideology has lumbered on in zombie form, for want of a clear alternative. It is only recently that we have begun to reverse the failed policies of privatisation and deregulation and to consider radical alternatives such as a shift to a four-day week.
This book provides a historical perspective in the form of a series of articles written from the mid-1980s to the present day. It concludes with some suggestions for the way forward, after neoliberalism.
By:
John Quiggin Imprint: ANU Press Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 11mm
Weight: 295g ISBN:9781760466510 ISBN 10: 1760466514 Series:Global Thinkers Series Pages: 206 Publication Date:30 July 2024 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
List of tables Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction White trash of Asia? The evolution of neoliberalism Neoliberalism in Australia Privatisation and nationalisation in the 21st century Looking back on micro‑economic reform: a sceptical viewpoint What have we learned from the Global Financial Crisis? The lost golden age of productivity growth? Financial markets: masters or servants? Basic or universal? Pathways for a universal basic income The case for a four-day standard working week Afterword Index