Australian Labour Market & Microeconomic ReformAddresses the issues of enterprise bargaining and equity, and the likely costs and benefits of micro-economic reform for the Australian labour market. Attempts to document the growing trend to inequality among Australian workers and the failure of the Accord to alter the trend. Draws on recent international research, including the treatment of women in the work force. Includes a bibliography and an index. The author is senior lecturer in the Department of Economics at La Trobe University. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE CHALLENGE | 9 |
MICROECONOMIC REFORM | 25 |
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