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Governments haven’t always shirked responsibility for our low wages – The Conversation
Post-war Australia experienced a boom with full employment and falling inequality. State Library of Queensland Warwick Smith, University of Melbourne For the last four years or so average wages in Australia have barely kept pace with inflation, meaning no real … Continue reading
Posted in Economic theory, Inequality
Tagged Australia, economic history, government, politics, unemployment, wages
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The Guardian – Why politicians must lie by Warwick Smith
Why politicians must lie – and how selling ice creams is like an election campaign By Warwick Smith Originaly published at The Guardian. 27/8/2014 Politicians must choose to either stand up for what they believe or maximise their vote. To … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, Political philosophy
Tagged government, political theory, politics, The Guardian
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Australia flying blind
By Warwick Smith Originally published at the Australian Independent Media Network In this article Warwick Smith reports why the decision by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to discontinue many programs including the Measures of Australia’s Progress due to budgetary demands, is … Continue reading
Posted in Australian politics, neo-classical economics, Political philosophy
Tagged ABS, AIM Network, Australia, gdp, government, MAP, wellbeing
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Addictive taxes, resources and gambling
I’ve written recently about the desirability of a resource rent tax for Australia. However, it’s not a simple issue and there are some potential pitfalls. Possibly the most important of these is the risk that governments will become addicted to … Continue reading
Posted in Economic theory, tax economics
Tagged Economic policy, environment, government, resource rent tax, taxation, taxation policy
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Brown coal Victoria’s economic saviour. Really? Are they serious?
The Victorian Minister for State Development, Peter Ryan, spoke in State Parliament: Victoria has one of the world’s most extensive brown coal deposits and the government is committed to maximising the opportunities to develop this resource in support of economic … Continue reading
Reconstructing Economics 