Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-186) and index.
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A political impasse -- A nation-defining choice -- Economic rationalism's grip on power -- Is economics a science? -- Key ideas in economics -- 'Punters' versus 'economic rationalists' -- Contrasting views of human nature -- Contrasting views of how society works -- Contrasting views of the ideal society -- Economic policy and culture -- How to argue with an economic rationalist -- Reclaiming responsibility -- Arguing about economic efficiency -- Arguing about quality of life -- Arguing about justice -- The way forward -- Making sure 'she'll be right' -- Recent developments : the values divide in industrial relations reform.
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Reflects on how economics has become central to our lives, and how the economic rationalist perspective has become the lens through which all matters in Australian public life are viewed.