In the early 1980s, Paul Keating set out to reinvent the Australian economy. He floated the Australian dollar, liberated banking and finance from its regulatory shackles, and - most significantly - introduced a universal superannuation scheme. The results were astounding growth in the value of the national economy and in the personal wealth of ordinary Australians.
Keating's revolution was based on his insight that, by encouraging every citizen to save for retirement, a huge pool of investment capital would be created that would help enrich the nation. But the fulfillment of his vision was denied by his political opponents after the Australian people voted Keating out in 1996.
In Unfinished Business, David Love, a veteran economic and financial observer, explores the stor of Keating's revolution - a story that has never been fully told - and sounds a timely warning that the failure to finish the job Keating started has left our new-found prosperity vulnerable, particularly in the current climate of international economic uncertainty. The Keating revolution, it turns out, is at least as relevant to the future as it has been to the past.
By:
David Love Imprint: Scribe Publications Country of Publication: Australia Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 288g ISBN:9781921640148 ISBN 10: 1921640146 Pages: 272 Publication Date:23 November 2009 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Unfinished Business: Paul Keating's Interrupted Revolution
This is an elegantly written and fascinating account of the hidden financial history of the past 15 years. --Sydney Morning Herald