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Richard Lyons
Christianity And Western Civilisation
This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Associate Editor, Richard Lyons. The eminent Australian historian Geoffrey Blainey has produced yet another important work in his A Short History of Christianity. Blainey, who is well known for writing histories of movements and peoples that cover a long time period, has attempted to detail 2000 years
Julie Novak
The Welfare State And Its Consequences
This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Julie Novak. The welfare state in its existing form, dominated by government financing and provision of payments and services from cradle to grave, is irretrievably broken. The blossoming of welfare state programs deters private savings and reduces labour supply, and requires increasing
Richard Allsop
The Life And Times Of The Modest Member
This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Research Fellow at the IPA, Richard Allsop. The publication of this new biography of legendary antitariff campaigner, Bert Kelly, is particularly timely. For it was fifty years ago, in late 1962, that the Australian policy of ‘protection all round’, sometimes dubbed McEwenism, arguably reached its peak and
James Bolt
The Economics Of Food
This article from the December 2012 edition of the IPA Review is by Researcher at the IPA, James Bolt. Have you ever not ordered something at a restaurant because it had strange ingredients, and ordered the roast chicken instead? Ever tried a restaurant because the social vibe of the place made you think it would be a great night out?