Corporate power in Australia : do the 1% rule? / Lindy Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Lindy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate power--Australia.

Corporate power.

Economic policy--Australia.

Economic policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clayton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Trust in Australian democracy has more than halved over the last decade, from 86% in 2007 to 41% in 2018. Part of this erosion of trust stems from a belief that big business has too much power. Community concerns have sparked major campaigns for a federal anti-corruption body and political donations reform. People are concerned that politicians are privileging the concerns of their mates in big business over the community or the public good.This book sets out to test the evidence for these public fears, considering mining companies and the mining tax; the banks and the financial advice scandals; Telstra and the NBN; News Ltd and media reform; Coles and Woolies versus the farmers; and attempts by government to reform contract laws and laws on the abuse of market power. It asks if the major corporates are disproportionately winning in our political debates? And if so, why? -- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Front Cover

Title Page

About the Author

About this Book

Imprint and Copyright Information

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Table 1.1: Proportion of Big Three Miners' Preferences Achieved

Table 1.2: Public-interest Case for Big Three Miners' Preferences Achieved

Table 1.3: Democratic Momentum Miners' Preferences Achieved

Table 1.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Table 2.1: Proportion of Banks' Preferences Achieved

Table 2.2: Public-interest Case for Bank Preferences Achieved

Table 2.3: Democratic Momentum for Banks' Preferences Achieved

Table 2.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Table 3.1: Proportion of Telstra's Preferences Achieved

Table 3.2: Public-interest Case for Telstra's Preferences Achieved

Table 3.3: Democratic Momentum for Telstra's Preferences Achieved

Table 3.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Table 4.1: Proportion of News Corp Australia's Preferences Achieved

Table 4.2: Public-interest Case for News Corp Australia' Preferences Achieved

Table 4.3: Democratic Momentum for News Corp Preferences Achieved

Table 4.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Table 5.1: Proportion of Coles and Woolworths Preferences Achieved

Table 5.2: Public-interest Case for Coles and Woolworths Preferences Achieved

Table 5.3: Democratic Momentum for Coles and Woolworths Preferences Achieved

Table 5.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Table 6.1: Proportion of Big Business Preferences Achieved

Table 6.2: Public-interest Case for Big Business Preferences Achieved

Table 6.3: Democratic Momentum for Big Business Preferences Achieved

Table 6.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Table 7.1: Proportion of Big Business Preferences Achieved

Table 7.2: Public-interest Case for Big Business Preferences Achieved

Table 7.3: Democratic Momentum for Big Business Preferences Achieved.

Table 7.4: Evidence of Instrumental Power

Figure 2.1: Indicative Map of Future of Financial Advice Stakeholders

Figure 4.1: Indicative Map of Media Stakeholders

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1: A Fiercely Contested Battleground

Chapter 1. The Big Miners and the Mining Tax: The Benchmark Case

Chapter 2. Banks and the Financial Advice Reforms

Chapter 3. Telstra and the National Broadband Network

Chapter 4. News Corp and Media Reform

Part 2: An Unexpected Turn

Chapter 5. Supermarkets versus the Farmers

Chapter 6. Unfair Contracts

Chapter 7. Abuse of Market Power and the Culpability of Neoliberalism

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9781925835434

192583543X

9781925835441

1925835448

OCLC:

1443080741