It’s time for Germany to throw off old habits, both on European policy and in how it deals with broader security challenges, writes Michael Bröning
16 Jun 13 Comments (0)Simpler, and better
A new book by Barack Obama’s former “regulatory czar” shows how government can harness the benefits of behavioural economics, writes Richard Denniss
12 Jun 13 Comments (0)China goes local in search of growth
The new Chinese premier has been wrestling with China’s economic future since the global financial crisis took its toll, writes Kerry Brown
29 May 13 Comments (0)The vision thing
In uncertain economic times, South Australia has found a few niches but is looking for more, writes Robert Milliken
23 May 13 Comments (1)Gone solar
The electricity generation industry is waking up to the fact that its business model is broken, writes Giles Parkinson. With consumption down, can it refit for the green economy?
16 May 13 Comments (3)Misjudgements on the Mediterranean
The European Union bungled the Cyprus bailout, writes Ross Buckley. Next time, more Iceland and less Ireland
03 Apr 13 Comments (0)Temporary migration is a permanent thing
There is a debate to be had about 457 visas, writes Peter Mares, but it’s not the one we’ve been having
29 Mar 13 Comments (6)Fast fashion
Elizabeth Cline’s three hundred–plus-piece clothing collection means that she’s almost exactly the average American consumer. Sophie Black reviews her account of what all those clothes add up to
26 Feb 13 Comments (0)Executive fortunes
We need to drop the idea that executive pay is some kind of “wage” that can be explained as an exchange on a labour market, writes Raewyn Connell
21 Feb 13 Comments (1)Britain’s economic tunnel
An endless recession has changed politics and livelihoods. But in a many-sided national argument there is no consensus about its lessons, says David Hayes
03 Dec 12 Comments (0)Trade block
With global trade negotiations stalled, Australia is attempting to navigate between the competing demands of two giants, writes Jock Given
18 Oct 12 Comments (1)Between economy and security?
The forty years since Australia established relations with China have been about a lot more than trade and defence, writes Antonia Finnane
01 Oct 12 Comments (0)The long arm of Europe
You can drive for days, but Brussels always catches up with you, discovers James Panichi
14 Sep 12 Comments (0)East Asia’s lost opportunity
The region has yet to recognise its potential role in global governance, writes Ross Buckley. To do that, China needs to change tack
06 Sep 12 Comments (0)Distracted by debt
Using the growth of indebtedness as a way of explaining financial crises oversimplifies the modern economy, writes John Edwards
03 Sep 12 Comments (1)Living with the boom
Understanding the impact of earlier booms can be helpful in preparing towns for the expansion of the mining industry, writes Erik Eklund
20 Aug 12 Comments (1)Is this Europe’s destiny?
European integration has come a long way since the European Coal and Steel Community was created in 1951. A stroll through the Parlamentarium in Brussels reveals the strengths and weaknesses of the vision of a united Europe, writes James Panichi
11 Jul 12 Comments (1)As luck would have it
Market liberalism has defined the past three decades, writes John Quiggin, and George Megalogenis provides a valuable guide
28 Jun 12 Comments (0)Social welfare and class warfare: the give and take of budget balancing
Peter Whiteford looks at the equity impact of the federal budget – and finds that the Rudd–Gillard government has done far more for less well-off pensioners than any other government since Whitlam’s
10 May 12 Comments (1)Boring is good
Margin Call is a reminder that finance is both necessary and dangerous, writes John Quiggin
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