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Capitalism, Regulation Theory And Australian Labour Law: Towards A New Theoretical Model, Brett Heino
Capitalism, Regulation Theory And Australian Labour Law: Towards A New Theoretical Model, Brett Heino
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
This article employs the methodology of the Parisian regulation approach to periodise Australian capitalism into distinct models of development. Within such models, labour law plays a key role in articulating the abstract capitalist need to commodify labour-power with the concrete realities of class struggle. Given the differential ordering of social contradictions and the distinct relationship of social forces within the fabric of each model of development, such formations will crystallise distinct regimes of labour law. This is demonstrated by a study of the two successive models of development that have characterised Australian political economy since the post-Second World War era: …
Sex, Censorship And Media Regulation In Japan: A Historical Overview, Mark Mclelland
Sex, Censorship And Media Regulation In Japan: A Historical Overview, Mark Mclelland
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
Over the past several decades alarmist reports about the supposed dangers of the sexualised nature of much Japanese popular culture have regularly featured in the English-language press. It has been claimed that Japan is 'awash' in all kinds of pornography, including child pornography (Larimer 1999; Fallows 1986: 38) and that insufficient attempts are made by the authorities to properly regulate the expression of sexual matters. A major concern of such reporting has been the supposed 'dark side' (McGinty 2002) of the manga (comics) which are ubiquitous in Japan and, since the 1980s, have become popular with young people worldwide. International …