What's so special about August 22nd, 1999 in the city of Ponopolis? Ten year-old Joey gets slapped in the face with reality. Neville has just discovered himself. B' jams it up in the gig of his life. Ross is running for his life and no one knows why. Steven has disappeared after stealing a Greek appetizer. Is the ghost of a long dead Dakota Indian chief roaming the streets? Or, is it just another day in Ponopolis.

'Fifty Key Thinkers on Globalization' is a guide to often-encountered thinkers whose ideas have shaped, defined and influenced this growing field. The authors clearly and lucidly survey the life, work, and impact of 50 of the most important theorists of globalization.

This edited volume is about the Australian difference and how Australia's economic and social policy has diverged from the approach of other countries. Australia seems to be following a 'special path' of its own that it laid down more than a century ago. Australia's distinctive bent is manifested in a tightly regulated labour market; a heavy reliance on means testing and income taxation; a geographical centralization of political power combined with its dispersal amongst autonomous authorities, and electoral singularities such as compulsory and preferential voting.
In seeking to explain...