Sustaining Prosperity

Sustaining Prosperity

This is the follow up book to the successful Sustaining Prosperity Conference held on March 31 and April 1, 2005.

Edited by Peter Dawkins and Michael Stutchbury, 'Sustaining Prosperity' brings together the contributions of many leading Australians who spoke at the conference to examine the development of policies that will ensure a prosperous future for Australia.


To Order:

The Melbourne Institute currently has a limited number of copies of 'Sustaining Prosperity' available at a discounted rate of $22.00.

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Further Assistance:
Please contact the Melbourne Institute on [email protected] or phone +61 3 8344 2100

 

Table of Contents

  • Introductions
    Paul Kelly and Alan Wood, The Australian
  • New Reform Opportunities for Australia
    Peter Costello, Federal Treasurer
  • The ALP and Economic Reform
    Kim Beazley, Federal Opposition Leader
  • Australia's International Engagement and Reform
    Ken Henry, Federal Treasury Secretary
  • Cracking our Complacency
    Ross Garnaut, Professor of Economics
  • In the National Interest
    John Brumby, Treasurer and Minister for Innovation, State & Regional Development (Victoria)
  • Federal-State Relations and the National Competition Policy
    David Crawford, Acting President, National Competition Council
  • Income, Wealth and Joblessness
    Bruce Headey, Principal Fellow, and Mark Wooden, Professorial Fellow and Deputy Director, Melbourne Institute, University of Melbourne
  • How Can We Move More People from Welfare to Work?
    Peter Dutton, Minister for Workforce Participation
  • A New Social Policy for the New Economy
    Tony Nicholson, Executive Director, Brotherhood of St Lawrence
  • Signposts to Welfare Reform
    Andrew McCallum, President, Australian Council of Social Service
  • Putting Incentive Back in the System
    Wayne Swan, Shadow Treasurer
  • Income Tax Reform
    John Freebairn, Director, Melbourne Institute
  • Standing Still is not an Option
    Michael Chaney, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Wesfarmers
  • Minimum Wages
    Greg Combet, Secretary, Australian Council of Trade Unions,
  • Underpinning Prosperity
    Brendan Nelson, Minister for Education, Science and Training
  • Australia's Economic Challenge
    Craig Emerson, House of Representatives
  • The Way Ahead
    Malcolm Turnbull, House of Representatives