The global economy in Australia : global integration and national economic policy

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The global economy in Australia : global integration and national economic policy

Dick Bryan & Michael Rafferty

Allen & Unwin, 1999

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-270) and index

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The Global Economy in Australia offers a critical perspective on the processes of global integration and the economic and political consequences for Australia and other smaller developed open economies. Globalisation is an accepted reality, yet its significance is hotly debated. 'Free market' and 'government intervention' supporters dispute its impact on the national economy. However, the reality may be that globalisation is breaking down the very notion of a national economy-it is international investors, corporations, borrowers, producers and traders who engage in the international economy, not nations. Even though Australia still retains its political and economic sovereignty, the process of globalisation-dictating what is produced, where it is produced and how profitable it is- cannot be resisted by national economic policy. The state can exert some influence, but not to the extent our political leaders would have us believe. The authors argue that while we pursue an economic nationalist ideology, economic policy will continue to fail to deliver its promises. Meanwhile, the growing inequality in distribution of income is having alarming domestic political consequ

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IntroductionPart 1 Is Australia an economy (and why does it matter)?1. Globalisation and the 'Australian economy'2. The nation as an economic unit3. The competitivenes agenda in national policy4. The competitiveness agenda and the (re)construction of national economic identity5. National economic policy debatesPart 2 Advance Australia everywhere6. International investment7. International finance8. International trade9. Recalculating the global economy in AustraliaEndnotesReferencesIndex

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