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|  | | Australia in the "Asian Century" or is it Lost in Asia? | | Australia maintains a delusion of reality China and the US - The Australian dilemma. | | The Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard released a long awaited white paper Australia in the Asian Century yesterday, which has been "wowed" by the Australian media. The white paper basically affirms that Australia's future lies with Asia and consequently immense economic opportunities exist for Australia to grab. The paper hinges the nation's strategy of becoming a competitive force within the region through skills development, innovation, infrastructure, the tax system, regulatory reform, and environmental sustainability. However before a nation can become a competitive force, it must have an accepted place in the region. On this key strategy the White paper does little more than make a "rally call" to Australians to come out and make it happen. The paper also reeks of Austro-centrism where most of the points made in the document are written with the expectation that Australia will win out of closer ties with Asia without necessarily giving much back in exchange - such as Australia having closer ties with Asian universities in order to attract students and skilled workers. Rather one-way to say the least. | | | Autor | | Prof. Dr. Murray Hunter | | | | Artikel | | Fachbereich | | Fachrichtung | | 2012 | | Volkswirtschaftslehre | | Finanzwirtschaft |
| | | | Schlagwörter | | Asia, Asian Century, Australia |
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