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Choosing Openness: A Lowy Institute Paper: Penguin Special: Why global engagement is best for Australia by Andrew Leigh
Category: Business | Series: Penguin Specials
Across the developed world, global engagement has become a major political fault line. Populists say that we should hunker down in the face of difference, that trade is a zero-sum game, and that foreign investment will cost us in the long run. They say openness is the cause of the growing income gap. Th ...Show more
Disconnected: The Decline of Community and the Fraying of Social Fabric in Modern Australia by Andrew Leigh
Category: Non-Fiction
As Australians, we traditionally see ourselves as friendly, relaxed and connected people. But is this an outdated stereotype? The data from our census and other surveys show that Australian society is shifting rapidly. Leigh guides us through the causes of this corrosion of relationships, and towards a ...Show more
Economics of Just About Everything: The hidden reasons for our curious choices and surprising successes by Andrew Leigh
Category: Business
A fun and illuminating book full of surprising facts and amazing insights about how the laws of economics affect our everyday lives.
Fair Game: Lessons from Sport for a Fairer Society & a Stronger Economy by Andrew Leigh
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: In the National Interest Ser.
Every year, Australians break sporting world records through a combination of ingenuity, grit and teamwork. Sport is a source of personal and national pride for millions. In this book, economist, politician and triathlete Andrew Leigh argues that sport can embody both achievement and egalitarianism. On ...Show more
Innovation + Equality - How to Create a Future That Is More Star Trek Than Terminator by Joshua Gans; Andrew Leigh; Lawrence H. Summers
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: The MIT Press
How to get more innovation and more equality. Is economic inequality the price we pay for innovation? The amazing technological advances of the last two decades--in such areas as artificial intelligence, genetics, and materials--have benefited society collectively and rewarded innovators handsomely: we ...Show more
Innovation + Equality - How to Create a Future That Is More Star Trek Than Terminator by Joshua Gans; Andrew Leigh; Lawrence H. Summers (Foreword by)
Category: Non-Fiction
Artificial intelligence, genetics research, and materials science study have benefited society collectively and rewarded innovators handsomely- we get cool smartphones and technology moguls become billionaires. This contributes to a growing wealth gap; in the United States; the wealth controlled by the ...Show more
Nelson Outdoor & Environmental Studies VCE Units 1-4 by Leigh Park, Belinda Dalziel, Jarrod Payne, Marcia Cross, Andrew Mannion
Category: Education
Nelson Outdoor and Environmental Studies VCE Units 1-4 5ed aligns explicitly with the new VCE Outdoor and Environmental Studies Study Design (2024-2028). Written by expert teachers, this new edition guides students through the key knowledge and skills in each Area of Study to support them through the pr ...Show more
Nelson Outdoor and Environmental StudiesVCE Units 1-4 by Andrew Mannion; Phillip Hughes; Leigh Park; Marcia Cross
Category: Non-Fiction
Nelson Outdoor and Environmental Studies VCE Units 1-4, third edition, has been completely revised to include fully updated content, lots of extra questions and exam assistance. The text book you loved for so many years has now been rewritten to provide full coverage of the new study design.
Outdoor & Environmental Studies Nelson VCE Units 1-4 (4E) by Andrew Mannion; Marcia Cross; Phillip Hughes; Leigh Park
Category: Education
Nelson Outdoor & Environmental Studies is completely revised to match the new Study Design's key knowledge and skills criteria. The text includes the following features: ' Smartphone revision cards and exam-style questions ' Video clips and video interviews ' Updated websites and case studies ' Exam ...Show more
Randomistas: How Radical Researchers Changed Our World by Andrew Leigh
Category: Politics
Experiments have consistently been used in the hard sciences, but in recent decades social scientists have adopted the practice. Randomized trials have been used to design policies to increase educational attainment, lower crime rates, elevate employment rates, and improve living standards among the poo ...Show more
Reconnected by Andrew Leigh
Category: Non-Fiction
Friends are good for your health. The strength of your social relationships is a remarkably good predictor of how long you will live. Strong social connections also make communities more resilient, efficient and satisfying. But today Australians have fewer close friends and local connections than in the ...Show more
The Luck of Politics: True Tales of Disaster and Outrageous Fortune by Andrew Leigh
Category: Politics
A delightful look at chance and outrageous fortune. In 1968, John Howard missed out on winning the state seat of Drummoyne by just 420 votes. Howard reflects- 'I think back how fortunate I was to have lost.' It left him free to stand for a safe federal seat in 1974 and become one of Australia's longest- ...Show more