Agenda, Volume 15, Number 2, 2008
Table of Contents
Preliminary Pages
Editors and Editorial Committee
Editors
Editorial Committee
Retrospect
The 2020 Summit: ‘The Future of the Economy’
The 2020 Summit: ‘Population, Sustainability, Climate Change and Water’
The 2020 Summit: ‘The Productivity Agenda’
The 2020 Summit: ‘The Future of Governance’
The composition of the Summit
The number of Summit participants
The imbalance between presentation and substance
What worked well
The lessons
Conclusion
2020 Summit: ‘An Australian on Mars by 2020’
Beforehand
Preparation
At the summit
After the summit
Analysis
The Economist’s Way of Thinking About Alcohol Policy
Abstract
Introduction
Medical and non-economic approaches
Rationales for intervention
Policy Interventions
Final comments
References
Argument
The First Two Decisions of the Australian Fair Pay Commission: A Critique
Abstract
Background
Is there an unemployment problem?
The economics of unemployment and the minimum wage
Monopsony, anyone?
How can the system be improved?
An advocate for the jobless?
Conclusion
References
Controversy
The Northern Territory Intervention in Aboriginal Affairs: Wicked Problem or Wicked Policy?
The origins of wicked Aboriginal policy
The impossible dream created the wicked problem
Two interventions in the Northern Territory
Misplaced fear of old problems — fringe dwellers
Misplaced fear of old problems — economic change
Who better understands Aboriginal culture?
References
Climate Change Policy: A Theorist’s Plea to Take Heed of Game Theory and Ambiguity Aversion
References
Reviews
The Age of Turbulence. Adventures in a New World
The Economics of the Great Depression
References
A Biographical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Economists