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Big: The Role of the State in the Modern Economy by Richard Denniss
19.95 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Scott Morrison wants to spend a lot more money on defence, the business community wants more spending on infrastructure and education, an ageing population wants better health and aged care, and young Australians want more action on climate change and affordable housing. Each problem requires more publi ...Show more
Curing Affluenza by Richard Denniss
27.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
A truly modern affliction, affluenza is endemic in Western societies, encouraged by those who profit from a culture of exploitation and waste. So how do we cure ourselves?In this sparkling book of ideas, Richard Denniss shows we must distinguish between consumerism, the love of buying things, which is u ...Show more
Dead Right: How Neoliberalism Ate Itself and What Comes Next by Richard Denniss
24.99 AUD
Category: Non-Fiction
This updated and expanded edition of Richard Denniss' bestselling Quarterly Essay gives a template for understanding the next federal election; discusses how and why the right of politics has continued to splinter; focuses on why energy and climate policy is such a problem for conservative politics; and ...Show more
Econobabble: How to Decode Political Spin and Economic Nonsense by Richard Denniss
27.99 AUD
Category: Business
'Economics is like a tyre lever- it can be used to solve a problem, or to beat someone over the head.'What is econobabble? We hear it every day, when politicians and commentators use incomprehensible economic jargon to dress up their self-interest as the national interest, to make the absurd seem inevit ...Show more
Quarterly Essay 70: Dead Right: How Neoliberalism Ate Itself and What Comes Next by Richard Denniss
22.99 AUD
Category: Australian Non-Fiction | Series: Quarterly Essay
How did the big banks get away with so much for so long? Why are so many aged-care residents malnourished? And when did arms manufacturers start sponsoring the Australian War Memorial? In this passionate essay, Richard Denniss explores what neoliberalism has done to Australian society. For decades, ...Show more
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