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The state of political economy

The state of political economy

Reflections on 50 issues of JAPEThe publication of the fiftieth issue of the Journal of Australian Political Economy is an appropriate moment to reflect on the state of political economy. JAPE began twenty-five years ago as an outlet for critical alternatives to...
The father of the NSW House says goodbye

The father of the NSW House says goodbye

Valedictory speechThe Hon Michael Egan (Treasurer, Minister for State Development, and Vice-President of the Executive Council): … I thank all honourable members for their assistance and co-operation throughout the year. In particular, I thank the eight members...
The coming war with Iraq

The coming war with Iraq

Deciphering the Bush administration’s motivesThe United States is about to go to war with Iraq. As of this writing, there are 60,000 US troops already deployed in the area around Iraq, and another 75,000 or so are on their way to the combat zone. Weapons...
Somebody else’s civil war

Somebody else’s civil war

Call it a city on four legsheading for murder …New York is a womanholding, according to history,a rag called liberty with one handand strangling the earth with the other.-Adonis [Ali Ahmed Said],”The Funeral of New York,” 1971In the weeks after the...
Ireland loses the plot

Ireland loses the plot

Investing in the knowledge-based economyWith their narrow accounting focus on the budget deficit, have the Irish government, opposition parties and media commentators lost sight of the bigger picture?Only three years ago, the government announced its commitment in the...
Dylan’s thunder

Dylan’s thunder

You will not die, it’s not poisonI’m listening to Bob Dylan’s newest release, Live 1975. This CD/DVD collection is culled from his Rolling Thunder Tour of 1975. This tour consisted of Dylan, Joan Baez and a travelling troupe of musicians that...