Dignity And Prosperity

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Author: David StevensTitle: Dignity And ProsperityBinding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 288Release Date: 0000-00-00Details: Dignity and Prosperity - The Future of Liberal Australia br ings together, for the first time, Australia's leading liberal luminaries or 'grandees' in one place for the purpose of reigniting a renaissance of the Liberal cause. The distinguished contributors all have extensive experience in their respective fields, and now bring their expertise, knowledge, and insight to design a policy program based around the core values of liberalism - personal autonomy and personal responsibility, free market and entrepreneurship, opportunity and security, limited government and sound fiscal and economic management. They know that a strong economy leads to strong finances, which in turn provide for strong national defence and together create the foundations for a strong civic society. This is the virtue of a successful liberal democracy. Contents Foreword: The foundations of Australia's liberal democracy David Stevens Acknowledgments 1: Enduring liberal principles for successful government John Howard OM AC 2: The continuing relevance of Menzies's liberal legacy Georgina Downer 3: Stronger Regions, Stronger Nation John Anderson AC 4: Achieving human dignity: challenges to liberalism David Kemp AC 5: Lessons for liberals from the Anglosphere Tom Switzer 6: Liberal party foreign policy Alexander Downer AC 7: Why debt and deficit matter: Building an opportunity society requires ethical budgeting Rod Kemp AM 8: The role and size of government Nick Minchin AO 9: National prosperity and global competitiveness Hugh Morgan AO with David Stevens 10: Reforming Industrial Relations Judith Sloan 11: Climate, energy and the new forgotten people Daniel Wild 12: Freedom of speech and diversity of expression Richard Alston AO 13: Fixing our education failures John Roskam Afterword: Tony Abbott AC David Stevens has spent the last 30 years leading major strategy and policy reform projects for public and private sector clients across the globe. He worked for Prime Minister Howard in the 1990s. David lives on the Gold Coast. He is a lifelong liberal. EAN: 9781922815521Package Dimensions: Height: 9 inches, Length: 6 inches, Weight: 0.85098433132 Pounds, Width: 0.6 inches Show more