The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)

With the ascendancy of neoliberalism, the Australian state has not only remained strongly interventionist but has also expanded its sphere of influence and scope of activity. This is contrary to claims of a reduced, withered or slimmed neoliberal state. The Australian state’s interventions have beco...

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Main Author: Chester, Lynne
Format: Journal Article
Published: CAER and IRRC 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34093
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description With the ascendancy of neoliberalism, the Australian state has not only remained strongly interventionist but has also expanded its sphere of influence and scope of activity. This is contrary to claims of a reduced, withered or slimmed neoliberal state. The Australian state’s interventions have become increasingly varied in the overwhelming pursuit of structural competitiveness. It has developed an extensive ‘micro-structuring’ role, particularly through the creation of new regulatory instruments and institutions, but has not relinquished its economic ‘macro-structuring’ role notwithstanding changes to macroeconomic policy priorities. The Australian state’s interventions have shaped all institutional forms comprising the mode of regulation that guides and supports the accumulation regime. This article discusses the reconfiguration of the Australian state and the forms of its ongoing interventions which have secured and sustained the contemporary growth regime.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-340932017-01-30T13:41:13Z The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now) Chester, Lynne With the ascendancy of neoliberalism, the Australian state has not only remained strongly interventionist but has also expanded its sphere of influence and scope of activity. This is contrary to claims of a reduced, withered or slimmed neoliberal state. The Australian state’s interventions have become increasingly varied in the overwhelming pursuit of structural competitiveness. It has developed an extensive ‘micro-structuring’ role, particularly through the creation of new regulatory instruments and institutions, but has not relinquished its economic ‘macro-structuring’ role notwithstanding changes to macroeconomic policy priorities. The Australian state’s interventions have shaped all institutional forms comprising the mode of regulation that guides and supports the accumulation regime. This article discusses the reconfiguration of the Australian state and the forms of its ongoing interventions which have secured and sustained the contemporary growth regime. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34093 CAER and IRRC restricted
spellingShingle Chester, Lynne
The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)
title The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)
title_full The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)
title_fullStr The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)
title_full_unstemmed The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)
title_short The contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the Australian state's mutations (at least until now)
title_sort contemporary growth regime has been ensured by the australian state's mutations (at least until now)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34093