Policy Autumn 2000
Vol. 16 No. 1 (Autumn, 2000) Policy Autumn 2000 Issue.-
FEATURE: The Asian Tale, Twice Told
| 03 Mar 2000Since the Asian crisis, analysis of how markets and the institutions that govern them operate has become the focus of policy agendas in the region. This article examines the root cause of the Asian crisis and looks at how new market systems are being formed.
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FEATURE: The Trouble With Boys
| 03 Mar 2000Boys are falling behind at school at alarming rates while girls continue to improve. What is causing this gender gap? Has the promotion of gender equity in school education gone too far? What can be done to redress the balance?
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FEATURE: Hayek on the Role of the State: A Radical Libertarian Critique
| 03 Mar 2000Was Hayek really a 'minimal' state theorist? After all, he thought that we needed the state, not only as a protector but also as a provider of 'public goods'. This turns out to be somewhat problematic, as it could generate outcomes of which he would not approve.
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SPECIAL FEATURE: Liberalising Learning: An Overview
| 03 Mar 2000
Three Bert Kelly Lectures on higher education reform.
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FEATURE: Academic Freedom and the Well-Managed University
| 03 Mar 2000Higher education is poised to become one of the biggest and most lucrative industries in the new knowledge economy. Can Australia's universities adapt and change without sacrificing academic freedom?
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COMMENT: The Idea of a University Beyond 2000
| 03 Mar 2000
To survive in the increasingly competitive higher education sector, Australian universities must either 'change or die'. Instead they seem paralysed, most notably by a funding crisis. What is to be done?
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COMMENT: Australia's Universities: Last of the Great Socialist Enterprises
| 03 Mar 2000
Higher education is confronting changes that amount to nothing short of revolution. How the Australian higher education system works; why universities will be forced to change and what the Australian higher education system will look like in the future.
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REVIEW: In The Shadow of the Reign of Terror
| 03 Mar 2000Tocqueville: A Biography by Andre Jardin (John Hopkins University Press, 1998.)
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REVIEW: Are Industry Innovations Discovered In Summits Or In Valleys?
| 03 Mar 2000Encouraging Knowledge-Intensive Industries: What Australia Can Draw From the Industrial Upgrading Experiences of Taiwan and Singapore by J.A. Mathews (Australian Business Foundation Ltd, 1999.)
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BOOK REVIEW: Guilt, Blame and Politics
| 03 Mar 2000Guilt, Blame and Politics by Allan Levite (Sanyan Press, 1998.)
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BOOK REVIEW: The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theory
| 03 Mar 2000The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theory by Richard Posner (Belknap Press, 1999.)
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BOOK REVIEW: Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters
| 03 Mar 2000Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters by Matt Ridley (Harpercollins, 2000.)
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BOOK REVIEW: The Second Wave of Law and Economics
| 03 Mar 2000The Second Wave of Law and Economics by Megan Richardson and Gillian Hadfield (The Federation Press, 1999.)
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BOOK REVIEW: The Vices of Economists- The Virtues of the Bourgeoisie
| 03 Mar 2000The Vices of Economists- The Virtues of the Bourgeoisie by Deirdre McCloskey (Amsterdam University Press, 1997.)
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SCHOOL'S BRIEF: Economic Reform in New Zealand (1984-1999) A Retrospective
| 03 Mar 2000New Zealand was once regarded as one of the msot interventionist welfare states in the western world. How did it switch from being a model of the welfare tate to a model of economic liberalism? And how permanent will this switch be under the new government?
