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POLICY SUMMER 2012-13 VOL. 28 NO. 4

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FEATURE

Reconciling Culture and Advancement
Alison Anderson
This is the address and reply by Alison Anderson, NT Minister for Indigenous Advancement, to the NT Legislative Assembly on 23 October 2012 in Darwin.

Enabling Indigenous Prosperity
Sara Hudson
Indigenous prosperity on Indigenous lands is possible only when we stop treating Aboriginal people as inherently different.

Secession as Political Reform: The Case of Western Australia
Sukrit Sabhlok
Western Australia is deserving of the remedial measure of secession.

Is Machiavelli or Tacitus more Relevant for Contemporary Politics?
Greg Melleuish
Tacitus rather than Machiavelli may be more relevant to an age of Democratic Caesarism.

The Politics of Small Arms Proliferation
Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe interviews Stephanie Koorey, one of Australia’s leading specialists on conventional arms control and proliferation.

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FEATURES

Reconciling Culture and Advancement
Alison Anderson
This is the address and reply by Alison Anderson, NT Minister for Indigenous Advancement, to the NT Legislative Assembly on 23 October 2012 in Darwin.

Enabling Indigenous Prosperity
Sara Hudson
Indigenous prosperity on Indigenous lands is possible only when we stop treating Aboriginal people as inherently different.

The ‘Bank Bashing’ Neurosis
Tom Valentine
The best answer to ‘bank bashing’ is the publishing of relevant data to counter such criticism.

Hayek, Keynes and the Great Recession
Robert Carling
The writings of Keynes and Hayek are rich with lessons on the causes of the current crisis and ways out of it.

Secession as Political Reform: The Case of Western Australia
Sukrit Sabhlok
Western Australia is deserving of the remedial measure of secession.

Seeking Optimism: Westminster in PNG
Sean Jacobs
Papua New Guinea’s political system has grounds for optimism.

The Spectre of Protectionism Still Haunts Australia’s Economy
Simon Cowan
Political parties must resist the siren’s call of protectionism’s cheap popularity.

Is Machiavelli or Tacitus more Relevant for Contemporary Politics?
Greg Melleuish
Tacitus rather than Machiavelli may be more relevant to an age of Democratic Caesarism.


INTERVIEW

The Politics of Small Arms Proliferation
Sergei DeSilva-Ranasinghe interviews Stephanie Koorey, one of Australia’s leading specialists on conventional arms control and proliferation.


REVIEW ESSAYS

The Case for Culture in an Age of Deconstructivism
The Fortunes of Permanence: Culture and Anarchy in an Age of Amnesia
By Roger Kimball
Reviewed by Jennifer Oriel

The Importance of Ideology in Australian Political History
The Passion of Politics: The Role of Ideology and Political Theory in Australia
By Lindy Edwards
Reviewed by Ian Tregenza

A Little Knowledge Makes a Poor China Choice
The China Choice: Why America Should Share Power
By High White
Reviewed by Benjamin Herscovitch


BOOK REVIEWS

The Great Degeneration: How Institutions Decay and Economies Fail
By Niall Ferguson
Reviewed by Eric Jones

The Australian Moment
By George Megalogenis
Reviewed by Paul Brown

 

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