Abbott Markets and the State

Microeconomic Policy in Australia
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-21560-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 302 Seiten

This book illustrates essential microeconomic concepts and theories through the examination of related policy formulation in Australia since the 1980s. It provides a fresh approach to the subject of microeconomics from the perspective of both market and government failures.

By looking at how Australia has transformed over the course of time, the book traces and tracks these changes and relates them to the broader microeconomic reforms. It also looks at the structure of Australian economic public policy formulation and process. The book uses standard microeconomic techniques to analyse the impact of these Australian policies and examines the role of government in the implementation of these policies, making it a very useful teaching vehicle for learning about microeconomics and microeconomic policies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abbott, Malcolm

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: THEMES AND METHODS

1. Introduction

2. The public policy process in Australia

3. Economic policy and efficiency

PART II: ECONOMIC POLICY

4. Industry policy

5. Agricultural policy

6. Government support for research and development

7. Trade Practices

8. The National Competition Policy

9. Government business enterprises and privatisation

10. Energy policy

11. Utility regulation in Australia

12. Infrastructure

13. Labour markets

14. Training and education markets

PART III: SOCIAL POLICIES, ENVIRONMENT AND TAXATION

15. Social policy and the welfare state in Australia

16. Healthcare

17. Revenue raising. tax policy

18. Environmental Policy

PART IV: CONCLUSION

19. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Malcolm Abbott is Associate Professor of Economics at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia.