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"Australia at the Crossroads" is a superbly argued plea for a worthwhile economic vision from one of Australia's most esteemed career civil servants. Fred Argy evaluates the short-lived experiments with neo-liberalism and compares their performance with those economies which have taken other paths. His answers will challenge economists and commentators of all persuasions. Despite their moderate performance to date, Argy analyzes why the economic dries have dominated policy for over a decade, and why, in the absence of an articulate alternative, they will continue to do so. "Australia at the Crossroads" presents an alternative to the radical free market economics which now holds sway - a progressive liberalism which passes the tests of security/stability of incomes; quality of life; the natural environment; inter-generational transfers; and incomes and wealth equity. Crucially, it details that alternative, and prescribes an agenda for making it happen.