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Rationalism's Irrationality - An Example From Australian Mental Health Policy, Ciorstan J. Smark
Rationalism's Irrationality - An Example From Australian Mental Health Policy, Ciorstan J. Smark
Ciorstan Smark
This article reflects on the way in which accounting-related thinking influenced one particular historical event: the process of deinstitutionalisation from mental hospitals in New South Wales. The article suggests that accounting (via economic rationalism and other allied philosophical lenses ) led to the under funding of the deinstitutionalisation process to the detriment of society as a whole. Some of the societal difficulties inherent in using such rationalist calculus (biased towards quantified, monetary, accounting entity assumptions) as a means of evaluating social policies are then considered.
Australian School Funding And Accountability: History Imploding Into The Present, Kathleen M. Rudkin
Australian School Funding And Accountability: History Imploding Into The Present, Kathleen M. Rudkin
Kathy Rudkin
This paper examines historical origins of accountability for public funding in the Australian school education system. Understandings of accountability have developed unique to the Australian context, embedding institutions and ideas from a colonial past. It is shown that the funding arrangements used to distribute and account for public education funds are political devices to mediate enduring historic relationships between government and non-government schools, while at the same time masking these relationships in the veiled rhetoric of a broader Australian cultural imperative of egalitarianism. It concludes the current funding and accountability of school education in Australia is a simulacrum of accountability. …
Development And Validation Of An Australian Video Speed Test (Avst), Jennifer Ann Algie, John R. Rossiter
Development And Validation Of An Australian Video Speed Test (Avst), Jennifer Ann Algie, John R. Rossiter
John Rossiter
Anti-speeding educational campaigns (in television commercials, print ads, and outdoor ads, mostly) are constantly being tried but it is difficult to determine which ads are effective in reducing speed. A promising solution to this problem is to use a behavioural simulation such as the Video Speed Test, the VST (Horswill and McKenna, 1999). The driving simulation test involves getting drivers to view video excerpts of a person driving a vehicle in real driving situations. The drivers then are asked to estimate the speed that they would use in the same situations, that is, how many kilometres/hour slower or faster they …
The Institutional Legacy And The Development Of An Australian National Innovation System, Simon Ville
The Institutional Legacy And The Development Of An Australian National Innovation System, Simon Ville
Simon Ville
Institutions are the rules of the game that help to shape the long-term historical development of societies. They mediate human interaction and can be more or less formal (or tangible) in nature ranging from systems of government to common modes of behaviour. Most formal institutions can be distinguished as economic, social, political or cultural in nature although such distinctions are more difficult to make for informal institutions. What is certain is the pervasive impact of all types of institutions on a country’s multifaceted development. Thus, economic performance may be shaped as much by a nation’s legal system as by its …
Assessing Sme Innovation Within Different Cluster Models: Lessons From The Australian Wine Industry, David Aylward, John Glynn
Assessing Sme Innovation Within Different Cluster Models: Lessons From The Australian Wine Industry, David Aylward, John Glynn
John J Glynn
This paper assesses core innovation activity among SMEs within different levels of cluster development. The aim of the paper, using empirical data from the Australian wine industry, is to demonstrate that innovation levels and activity intensify as an industry cluster develops. By dividing wine clusters into ‘innovative’ (highly developed) and ‘organised’ (less developed) models, the paper uses selected core indicators of innovation activity to explore levels of integration within each model. This integration is examined in the context of Porter’s theory of ‘competitive advantage’, with implications for SMEs in particular, and lessons for industry clusters in general.
Ranking Australian Economics Departments By Research Productivity, Frank V. Neri, Joan R. Rodgers
Ranking Australian Economics Departments By Research Productivity, Frank V. Neri, Joan R. Rodgers
Joan Rodgers
This study ranks Australian economics departments according to the average research productivity of their academic staff during 1996-2002. It also ranks departments according to the variability of research productivity among their members, the assumption being that, ceteris paribus, the less variable is productivity within a department, the better. Research productivity is found to be highly skewed within all departments. A few departments have high average research productivity because of just one or two highly productive members. However, in general, research productivity is more evenly distributed within those departments that have relatively high average research productivity than within departments with relatively …
Ranking Australian Economics Departments By Research Productivity, Frank V. Neri, Joan R. Rodgers
Ranking Australian Economics Departments By Research Productivity, Frank V. Neri, Joan R. Rodgers
Frank Neri
This study ranks Australian economics departments according to the average research productivity of their academic staff during 1996-2002. It also ranks departments according to the variability of research productivity among their members, the assumption being that, ceteris paribus, the less variable is productivity within a department, the better. Research productivity is found to be highly skewed within all departments. A few departments have high average research productivity because of just one or two highly productive members. However, in general, research productivity is more evenly distributed within those departments that have relatively high average research productivity than within departments with relatively …
The Ilo And The Australian Contribution To The International Labour Standards Debate, Chris Nyland, Robert Castle
The Ilo And The Australian Contribution To The International Labour Standards Debate, Chris Nyland, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
Summarizes the debate between those who are urging the World Trade Organization to adopt a social clause that links the right to engage in international trade with basic labour rights, and those who believe that this would harm the ability of developing countries to compete with the advanced economies because it would prevent them paying lower wages to their workers. Sets out the background to this debate, before examining how it has been carried forward in Australia, looking at the submissions made to the Duffy Report, published in 1996, and the subsequent debate. Analyses the positions taken by the Australian …
Evolution Of Australian Government Industry Statement: Building A Competitive Australia, Robert Castle
Evolution Of Australian Government Industry Statement: Building A Competitive Australia, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
The International Labour Organisation And The Australian Contribution To The International Labour Standards Debate, Chris Nyland, Robert Castle
The International Labour Organisation And The Australian Contribution To The International Labour Standards Debate, Chris Nyland, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
Summarizes the debate between those who are urging the World Trade Organization to adopt a social clause that links the right to engage in international trade with basic labour rights, and those who believe that this would harm the ability of developing countries to compete with the advanced economies because it would prevent them paying lower wages to their workers. Sets out the background to this debate, before examining how it has been carried forward in Australia, looking at the submissions made to the Duffy Report, published in 1996, and the subsequent debate. Analyses the positions taken by the Australian …
The Australian Labour Government And The Price Accord, Robert Castle
The Australian Labour Government And The Price Accord, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
The Political Economy Of Australian Capitalism, Robert Castle
The Political Economy Of Australian Capitalism, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
Employment Prospects For Aboriginals In Rural Labour Markets: Report To Australian Council For Education And Training, Robert Castle
Employment Prospects For Aboriginals In Rural Labour Markets: Report To Australian Council For Education And Training, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
Trends In Australian Public Sector Employment, Robert Castle
Trends In Australian Public Sector Employment, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
Trade Unions And An Australian Labour Government: A Social Contract For The 80s?, Robert Castle
Trade Unions And An Australian Labour Government: A Social Contract For The 80s?, Robert Castle
Robert G. Castle
No abstract provided.
Financing Growth: New Issues By Australian Firms, 1920-1939, David Merrett, Simon Ville
Financing Growth: New Issues By Australian Firms, 1920-1939, David Merrett, Simon Ville
Simon Ville
An expanding economy, new technologies, and changing consumer preferences provided growth opportunities for firms in interwar Australia. This period saw an increase in the number of large-scale firms in mining, manufacturing, and a wide range of service industries. Firms unable to rely solely on retained earnings to fund expansion turned to the domestic stock exchanges. A new data set of capital raisings constructed from reports of prospectuses published in the financial press forms the basis for the conclusion that many firms used substantial injections of equity finance to augment internally generated sources of funds. That they were able to do …
Inter-Firm Collaboration In Australian Telecom Market, Aimee Zhang, Charles Harvie
Inter-Firm Collaboration In Australian Telecom Market, Aimee Zhang, Charles Harvie
Charles Harvie
The Australian telecommunications market is a typical mature market in a developed country. This paper gives an overview of the Australian telecommunication market’s development, industry structure, major components and contributions, major firms, key government agencies and organizations in this market. The history and development process of the Australian telecommunications market is, like most telecom markets in the world, one from monopoly to limited competition, from state ownership to market driven and from closed to open. To study inter-firm collaboration types, benefits, and barriers, a qualitative interview was conducted to collect real industry data from different sectors. Face-to-face interviews were adopted …
Has Globalization Increased Australian Inequality?, Noel Gaston, Gulasekaran Rajaguru
Has Globalization Increased Australian Inequality?, Noel Gaston, Gulasekaran Rajaguru
Gulasekaran Rajaguru
No abstract provided.
Assessing Sme Innovation Within Different Cluster Models: Lessons From The Australian Wine Industry, David Aylward, John Glynn
Assessing Sme Innovation Within Different Cluster Models: Lessons From The Australian Wine Industry, David Aylward, John Glynn
David K. Aylward
This paper assesses core innovation activity among SMEs within different levels of cluster development. The aim of the paper, using empirical data from the Australian wine industry, is to demonstrate that innovation levels and activity intensify as an industry cluster develops. By dividing wine clusters into ‘innovative’ (highly developed) and ‘organised’ (less developed) models, the paper uses selected core indicators of innovation activity to explore levels of integration within each model. This integration is examined in the context of Porter’s theory of ‘competitive advantage’, with implications for SMEs in particular, and lessons for industry clusters in general.