by George Orwell | Dec 18, 2002 | Papers
Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilisation is decadent, and our language – so the argument runs...
by Martha Nussbaum | Dec 18, 2002 | Papers
John Rawls is the most distinguished moral and political philosopher of our age. Initially isolated in a world of Anglo-American philosophy preoccupied with questions of logic and language, Rawls played a major role in reviving an interest in the substantive questions...
by Frank Stilwell | Dec 18, 2002 | Papers
Politicians in this neoliberal era are wont to boast of their commitment to the reduction of debt. Peter Costello is now talking of zero debt for the Commonwealth government, thereby effectively eradicating the market for Australian government bonds. Meanwhile, other...
by Evatt Foundation | Dec 18, 2002 | Papers
This is a submission to the Commonwealth Debt Management Review, in response to the discussion paper: Review of Commonwealth Government Securities Market of October 2002.Consistent with its purpose as a non-profit association dedicated to public education, research...
by Carmen Lawrence | Nov 14, 2002 | Papers
Is paid maternity leave enough?My topic takes the form of a question: “what women want: is paid maternity leave enough?”, a question I can answer very quickly and simply. “No.”As we are all aware, the paid maternity leave debate has suddenly...
by Christopher Sheil | Nov 14, 2002 | Papers
An un-holy alliance ‘There is no clear evidence from experience that the investment which is socially advantageous coincides with that which is the most profitable.’ – John Maynard Keynes The first thing anyone can notice about so-called...
