'Food for Thought': The Journal of Australian Political Economy
It is sometimes said that 'we are what we eat'. In a similar vein, perhaps we think what we read. Academics spend a lot of time...
Abbott, Piketty and the Spirit of the Times
In bringing down a budget distinguished by inequity, is the Abbott government running with or against the spirit of the times? Given the...
Debt and Discipline from Cradle to Grave
It is hard to underestimate the scale of the transformation being attempted by this budget. It is true that it continues on trends begun...
Deflected Passive Revolution
Some time ago Tony Cliff developed a theorisation of deflected permanent revolution to consider how state power, notably in post-colonial...
Oppose Book Worship
Political economists have to sort out what constitutes useful knowledge. This is seldom easy: many academic works are based on shaky...
Qantas: A Case for Public Ownership
There is now only one way of ensuring Qantas continues as an Australian airline: returning it to public (the Australian Government’s)...