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    How a world-beating nation got so down on itself

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    Why does Australia, a nation with one of the world's best economies, have such a dim view of its own performance? Why does it see itself as worse off than some of the basket-case economies of southern Europe? How did a country that was smart enough to avoid recession and mass unemployment despite a global meltdown get so down on itself?In Glory Daze Jim Chalmers argues that the combination of ... Read more

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  • Changing Jobs

    The Fair Go in the New Machine Age

    Series series Redback
    An essential guide to the future of work in Australia.For many Australians, rapid progress in artificial intelligence, robotics and automation is a growing anxiety. What will it mean for jobs? What will it mean for their kids’ futures? More broadly, what will it mean for equality in this country?Jim Chalmers and Mike Quigley believe that bursts in technology need not result in bursts of inequality ... Read more

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  • Empowering Marginalised Women in Remote Indian Villages

    An Impact Study

    Series series Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
    Saikia, Chalmers, Michael and Orrell explore the impact of social education on gender inequalities in rural Tamil Nadu where highland women’s lives are damaged by discrimination, marginalisation and deprivation. Social education refers to agent-oriented learning experiences focused on power relations designed to help oppressed people regain their humanity in the struggle for empowerment.The book ... Read more

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    The social work, health and human services sectors employ a variety of professionals to provide care to people. There is an increasing need for practitioners to be skilled in ethical decision making as the professional practice context becomes more complex and concerned with risk management. Interprofessional Ethics explores the ethical frameworks, policies and procedures of professional practice ... Read more

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  • Diversity and Inclusion in Japan

    Issues in Business and Higher Education

    Series series Routledge Studies on the Asia-Pacific Region
    Alcantara, Shinohara, and their contributors evaluate the current state of diversity and inclusion (D&I) within business and higher education in Japan, and the importance of D&I to the growth of Japan’s economy and the enrichment of its society.Japan is widely understood to be a homogenous and patriarchal society, and while this is changing and was never wholly accurate, it certainly faces ... Read more

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  • Great Britain?

    The must-read Sunday Times bestseller by Labour's economic mastermind

    by Torsten Bell ...
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    Collaborative Pathways to Social Development in India

    Series series Public Policy in India
    This book unpacks the complexities of social development in India, focusing on the institutional bottlenecks that hinder effective policy implementation.While governments and organizations design ambitious policies for economic growth, human capital development, education, agriculture, and social welfare, their impact is often diluted due to governance inefficiencies, bureaucratic inertia, and ... Read more

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  • The Great Divide

    Australia's Housing Mess and How to Fix It; Quarterly Essay 92

    by Alan Kohler ...
    Series Book 92 - Quarterly Essay
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    The controversial legacy of the Rudd-Gillard governments, along with Labor's 2013 election defeat, looms large over the party. Labor risks years in the political wilderness unless it can reinvent itself. What did it get right, where did it go wrong, and how can it regain the trust of voters?Troy Bramston uses new in-depth interviews with Kevin Rudd and Bill Shorten, the advice of Gough Whitlam, ... Read more

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