Workers' Capital: Industry funds and the fight for universal superannuation in Australia

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Bernard Mees Cathy Brigden

Workers' Capital

Industry funds and the fight for universal superannuation in Australia

Bernard Mees, Cathy Brigden

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English

Allen & Unwin
29 March 2017

Pensions; Australian Society

Superannuation was once a privilege granted only to company head office staff and career public servants. Now in Australia nearly all workers have access to employer-contributed superannuation, and it is a fundamental pillar of Australia's retirement income system.

Workers' Capital tells the story of the Australian superannuation revolution led by trade unions in the 1980s. After a series of hard-fought industrial campaigns, an enormous financial industry was created, involving hundreds of thousands of employers and covering millions of fund members. From having one of the worst retirement savings systems in the developed world, in three decades Australia had one of the best. Now the funds held in Australian superannuation accounts exceed the entire market capitalisation of all the companies on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Drawing on interviews with the key players and extensive archival research, Workers' Capital is the first systematic history of the unique Australian system of industry superannuation.

By: Bernard Mees, Cathy Brigden
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9781760295523
ISBN 10: 1760295523
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 29 March 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword ..Introduction ..1. A lop-sided welfarism..2. Early stirrings..3. The push for universal superannuation..4. Campaigning for award super..5. Legislating universal super..6. The industry funds movement..7. The new mutuals..8. Modern times..9. Looking backwards and forwards..Conclusion ..Bibliography..

Dr Bernard Mees is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management and the Centre for People, Organisations and Work (CPOW) at RMIT University, and a former financial services and employee benefits professional. Cathy Brigden is an Associate Professor in the School of Management and CPOW at RMIT University, and is an industrial relations academic and labour historian...

Reviews for Workers' Capital: Industry funds and the fight for universal superannuation in Australia

Startling and informative-I thought I knew a lot about the industry superannuation phenomenon, but this one took me by surprise. For a topic so important, a real page-turner. --Gerard Noonan, Chair of Media Super, former editor, Australian Financial Review