by Neil Vickers, Jean Shaoul, Allyson M Pollock | Jun 10, 2002 | Papers
Private finance and ‘value for money’ in Britain’s public hospitals Summary The private finance initiative (PFI) brings no new capital investment into public services and is a debt which has to be serviced by future generations. The...
by Yanis Varoufakis | Jun 10, 2002 | Papers
Why critics of economics can ill-afford the ‘postmodern turn’The dissident’s nightmareIt is a sad irony when the activities of dissidents help shore up the establishment they set out to subvert. The point of this piece is to warn the...
by Edward Said | Jun 4, 2002 | Papers
Despite Israel’s effort to restrict coverage of its destructive invasion of the West Bank’s Palestinian towns and refugee camps, information and images have nevertheless seeped through. The Internet has provided hundreds of verbal as well as pictorial...
by Jim Spigelman | May 28, 2002 | Papers
Research library futuresThe contribution that is made by the administration of justice to the social and economic welfare of Australia is in large measure based on institutional traditions, such as the independence of the judiciary, the incidents of a fair trial and...
by Diana Olsberg, Greg Combet | May 15, 2002 | Papers
Reaffirming the role of unionsGreg CombetIntroductionBill Kelty’s passion for superannuation, and the efforts he and others made towards achieving the system we have today, cannot be overstated, and I am sure that he will continue to contribute through his...
by Duncan Kerr. | May 13, 2002 | Papers
Wise precautions or impunity for abuses?IntroductionAlthough there has been much concerned discussion in Australia about the events of September 11 and their aftermath, Australian society still has not fully engaged in rigorous debate about the implications of those...
