State of South Australia: From Crisis to Prosperity?John Spoehr Will South Australia emerge from the global economic crisis relatively unscathed and enter a period of unprecedented prosperity? State of South Australia tackles this and many other questions, offering the most comprehensive analysis of the major social, economic, cultural, environmental and political trends and policy challenges facing this state. |
Contents
The Economic Outlook | 1 |
Employment and Unemployment | 23 |
Politics in a Time of Change | 44 |
The Media | 55 |
South Australias Changing Population | 67 |
South Australian Regions | 99 |
Income and Wealth | 114 |
Aboriginal Policy in South Australia | 131 |
Education | 235 |
Housing South Australians | 253 |
Urban Development and Planning | 265 |
Infrastructure | 286 |
Industrial Relations | 302 |
Law and Order | 316 |
The Arts in South Australia | 332 |
Social Inclusion | 344 |
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