Finishing the Job: Real-World Policy Solutions in Health, Housing, Education and Transport
Real-world Policy Solutions in Health, Housing, Education and Transport
$64.06
- Paperback
152 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2004
Summary
Medicare and hospital costs, housing, education and transport are the big issues of the day for many Australians. Why do health insurance premiums keep rising while health services decline? How can today’s young families afford to buy decent homes when the cost of housing has risen so steeply? Is it possible to ensure that children get a good education, regardless of where they go to school? How can we commute from home to work without paying a small fortune?
The one thing many voters…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522851465 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0522851460 |
| Author: | Stephen King, Joshua Gans |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 152 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 186g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 137mm x 213mm |
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”‘Economic reform and respect for social objectives can go hand in hand. It just takes a more rigorous economic approach that thinks beyond reform rhetoric.’ Joshua Gans and Stephen King”
About The Author
Stephen King
Joshua Gans is Foundation Professor of Management (Information Economics) at the Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne. He has lectured on microeconomics, competition, and contracting issues since 1996 and holds a PhD from Stanford University. In 2001, he co-founded the economic consulting group, CoRE Research.
Stephen King is a Commissioner with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Before joining the ACCC, he was Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Professor of Management (Economics) at the Melbourne Business School, University of Melbourne. He received his PhD from Harvard University.
Both Joshua Gans and Stephen King are co-authors (with Robin Stonecash) of the Pacific Rim edition of Greg Mankiw’s Principles of Economics.
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