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1 online resource |
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Cover; Also by the author; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; PART 1: SYMPTOMS OF CHAOS: A THEMATIC HISTORY OF 2016-2018; The death of trust; Fake populists; Fake news and denialism; Xenophobia and bigotry; Taking back control; Employment and economics; Alienating the customers; War on the young; Political failures; Malcolm Turnbull and the politics of disappointment; Rootin' for Putin; Political killing; The decline of civility; Revolt of the white men; Diagnosis; PART 2: NEOLIBERALISM AND ITS DISCONTENTS; What is it?; The success of neoliberalism |
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All things being unequal: neoliberalism and inequalityIn theory: complexity and concentration; Swiss cheese or, Towards a competitive index of competitiveness indices; The robots are taking our jerbs; Individualism, identity and the neoliberal economics of self; W(h)ither the Left; Biographical note: accidental death of a neoliberal; Conclusion; PART 3: (UN)GOVERNMENT; The party's over; Of the corporation, by the corporation, for the corporation; Things fall apart: the corporations cannot hold; Learned helplessness and its lessons; The bureaucrats; Biographical note: Canberra, so white |
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Neoliberal tragedy: how Reform was ignored to deathAbbott, Trump and the role of conventions in government; The war on scrutiny; Terrorism and why it will never be defeated; Conclusion: interactions with neoliberalism; ENTR'ACTE THE AGES OF UNREASON; PART 4: THE INTERNET-WEAPON OF MASS DISRUPTION; No biggie, but the internet is changing your brain right now; Joining imagined communities; Dead set on disruption; Disintermediating the media; Surveillance; Biographical note: disillusion, delusion and intrusion; Conclusion: perfect storm; PART 5: REPAIRING THE PRECARIOUS CRUST; Solutions |
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Crikey correspondent Bernard Keane explains capitalism, identity and Why Everything Is Awful |
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Vade in paceABOUT THE AUTHOR |
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Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 26, 2018) |
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Political culture -- Australia
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Politicians -- Australia -- Public opinion
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Neoliberalism.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Neoliberalism.
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Political culture.
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Politicians -- Public opinion.
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Politics and government -- Public opinion.
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Australia -- Politics and government -- Public opinion
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Australia.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
176063669X |
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9781760636692 |
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