by Ghassan Hage | Nov 29, 2001 | Papers
Ethics and hope in the era of global capitalismIntroductionThe majority of the polls published in the media are clear. At the very least, 50 per cent of all Australians support John Howard’s ‘tough’ stand on the refugee issue. While the Prime...
by Leo Smyth, Mike Maroney, Imelda Giblin, James Cunningham, Roy Green | Nov 29, 2001 | Papers
Information, communications & IrelandIntroductionAs an emerging knowledge-based economy, Ireland has one of the highest concentrations of information and communications technology (ICT) activity and employment in the OECD. This activity comprises primarily...
by Christopher Sheil | Nov 14, 2001 | Papers
Technocracy or democracy? This is a big question, and there are many ways of answering it. The most popular way is to simply say what you, yourself, expect of government, and attribute this to the population at large. We hear politicians and opinion-makers...
by John Ralston Saul | Nov 14, 2001 | Papers
Looking for the public good Opening remarksWell thank you Bob [Ellis]. That was quite wonderful, and we did have a good talk. It was sober, and the ocean was good, and I haven’t won any prizes tonight but I nevertheless want to thank a few people: the...
