Archived publication for 2003 in IPA Review article
Recent publications
Pre-empting Terror: Take a Networked Approach
If we are to defeat or contain terrorism, then a coalition of the willing needs to create its own counter-terrorist networks.
'To Join Interest with Duty'
Governements around the world are increasingly turning to the private sector to deliver public services- and it's not restricted to simple contracting-out.
Why Ireland Boomed
Little noticed, perhaps, but Ireland has been the economic success story of the 1990s. How did this happy transformation take place?
A Fatal Glitch in the IR 'Matrix'
NECA's current challenge to restrictive cluses in pattern agreements is more than just another IR stoush.
Baby Boomer Culture Get its Comeuppance
The baby boomers seem to have had it pretty much their own way for a long time- until Generation Y started to flex its youthful muscles.
'BBC World' Calls 'Timber!' on Credibility
The BBC's appalling coverage of Tasmanian forest management has not gone unpunished- in England. Pity it's unlikely ever to happen here.
Beyond Philanthropy Lies Compulsion
Increased calls for corporate social responsibility are little more that ambit claims which impose significant costs on corporations and the community alike.
Chicken Little: The Green Threat to Progress
The perverse consequences of the Precautionary Principle can best be seen 'retrospectively'. Just imagine what we would not enjoy now if the greens had prevailed in the past.
Don't Get Trapped by the Poverty Trap
Our welfare suystem is designed to provide a strong saftey net, not a comfortable couch- and it's time we all realized what this entails.
Editorial, June 2003
One can understand why the Greens might tell porkies about the state of the Murray River- but why do otherwise respectable and responsible bodies join forces with them?