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WHAT WOULD ADAM SMITH MAKE OF MODERN AUSTRALIA? IBD

JOSEPH HEALY
MAJOR STREET PUBLISHING
07 / 2025
9781923186330
Anglès

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You would think that Scottish 18th-Century writer, intellectual, âÇÖFather of EconomicsâÇÖ, Adam Smith would have lost relevance in our modern society. Quite the opposite, according toáJoseph Healy, who believes there is much to learn from Adam Smith, if we are to strive for a more equitable, productive and happier society.Australia today is prosperous by many traditional economic measures yet getting progressively poorer by other measures of what constitutes a vibrant, healthy and good society. And the direction of travel is concerning. AustraliaâÇÖs economic pie (GDP) might be growing, but too many people are getting smaller and smaller pieces of it, and a handful are getting far more than they can possibly eat.This thought-provoking book explores how our economic progress seems inversely correlated to a decline in important measures of societal wellbeing, such as the alarming increase in family dysfunctionality, domestic violence, the scale and scope of mental health-associated problems and a persistently deteriorating trend in baseline education. In many ways, Australia is becoming a divided society, and this is a serious trajectory if not addressed and corrected.With historical and recent references, Healy has written an important and engaging discourse for readers keen to understand where our society can improve and how we can assist.

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