Publications by Author

1. NOTES AND COMMENTS: The Decades of Keynes

   Michael James | 09 Sep 1993 | POLICY Magazine

   The 1980s had baerly come to an end when the mythology of that decade became established.

2. From Welfare State to Welfare Society

   Michael James | 01 Jul 1992 | Occasional Papers

   The legitimacy of the welfare state has survived the shift in recent years towards smaller government and a greater role... Read More...

3. REVIEW: Politics and Process: New Essays in Democratic Thought

   Michael James | 03 Mar 1992 | POLICY Magazine

   Politics and Process: New Essays in Democratic Thought edited by Geoffrey Brennan and Loren E. Lomasky (Cambridge University... Read More...

4. BOOK REVIEW: New Ideas for Old

   Michael James | 12 Dec 1991 | POLICY Magazine

   The Spread of Economic Ideas edited by David Colander and A. W. Coats (Cambridge University Press, 1989.)

5. FEATURE: Economic Rationalism and the Liberal Tradition

   Michael James | 09 Sep 1991 | POLICY Magazine

   Although the present consensus favouring economic rationalism is surviving the recession, the seeds of a possible change... Read More...

6. Liberating Labour: The Case for Freedom of Contract in Labour Relations

   Michael James | 05 Aug 1991 | Occasional Papers

   The legitimacy of the welfare state has survived the shift in recent years towards smaller government and a greater role... Read More...

7. Regulating for Competition? Trade Practices Policy in a Changing Economy

   Michael James | 01 Dec 1989 | Policy Forum

   Arguments for a greater reliance on market forces to protect consumer welfare are explored in this collection by leading... Read More...

8. The Welfare State: Foundations and Alternatives

   Michael James | 01 Mar 1989 | Policy Forum

   The central question for public policy in the 1990s is whether the state should retain its near-monopoly of welfare provision... Read More...

9. Restraining Leviathan: Small Government in Practice

   Michael James | 01 Oct 1987 | Policy Forum

   This collection seeks to increase our understanding of the scope and opportunities we have for making substantial and permenent... Read More...

10. How Much Government

    Michael James | 16 Aug 1986 | Policy Monographs

    Why does government continue to grow despite the declared wishes of politicians of all parties?

11. The Constitutional Challenge

    Michael James | 01 Jul 1982 | CIS Readings

    Essays on the Australian Constitution, constitutionalism and parliamentary practice. G.S. Reid, James S. Buchanan, Anthony... Read More...