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POLICY AUTUMN 2013 VOL. 29 NO. 1

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FEATURE

The Tribes that Hire the PhD
Daniel Klein
Academic hiring perpetuates ideological outlooks.

James Buchanan: An Assessment
Geoffrey Brennan
Buchanan taught us to focus on the rules of the game.

Crony Capitalism
Adam Creighton
The Tea Party and Occupy movements can find common ground in opposing crony capitalism.

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FEATURES

Over-Regulation is Stifling Australia’s Media
Ian Robertson
The current regulatory framework is broken, with poor prospects for reform.

Moochers Making Movies: Government Assistance to the Film Industry
Gene Tunny
Governments should not chase the overseas film production dollar.

Why Economists Succeed (or Fail) to Influence Policy
Peter Shergold
Research findings get lost in translation between academia and public administration.

How Economists Succeed (and Fail) to Influence Policy
Stephen Kirchner
Can economists do well and do good?.

The Tribes that Hire the PhD
Dan Klein
Academic hiring perpetuates ideological outlooks.

James Buchanan: An Assessment
Geoffrey Brennan
Buchanan taught us to focus on the rules of the game.

Crony Capitalism
Adam Creighton
The Tea Party and Occupy movements can find common ground in opposing crony capitalism.

Liberating Aboriginal People from Violence
Stephanie Jarrett
Stephanie Jarrett on the event that motivated her to research and write about violence against Aboriginal women.


Target 30: Reducing the Burden for Future Generations
Simon Cowan
A campaign to reduce government spending below 30% of GDP within the next 10 years


INTERVIEW

The Armchair Economist
Steven Landsburg, author of The Armchair Economist, talks about making economics accessible to a general audience.

In the Security of Sri Lanka

Dayan Jayatilleka speaks to Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe about the security situation in Sri Lanka.


BOOK REVIEWS

The Modest Member: The Life and Times of Bert Kelly
By Hal Colebatch
Reviewed by Stephen Kirchner

Organizing Entrepreneurial Judgment: A New Approach to the Firm
By Nicolai J. Foss and Peter G. Klein
Reviewed by Barry Maley

The Great Persuasion: Reinventing Free Markets since the Depression
By Angus Burgin
Reviewed by Brian Doherty

Redefining the Poverty Debate: Why a War on Markets is No Substitute for a War on Poverty
By Kristian Niemietz
Reviewed by Andrew Baker

 

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