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'The Affluent Society' revisited
No full textJohn Kenneth Galbraith agreed with the Keynesian view that one day society would be in a financial position where we could work fewer hours, devote more time to leisure and where inequality would diminish. That was a view from the 1950s when he wrote his influential work "The Affluent Society." Urban Studies Scholar Mike Berry revisits Galbraith\u27s work in a post-global financial crisis economy where inequality is increasing.
Guests
Mike Berry: Professor of Urban Studies and Public Policy at RMIT University and Foundation Executive Director of the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.
Publications
Title: The Affluent Society revisisted
Author: Mike Berry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Credits
Presenter: Phillip Adams
Producer: Kate MacDonal
Housing affordability and the economy: A review of labour market impacts and policy issues
No full textThis report focuses on the issue of (mis)match between labour and housing markets in large, globally connected cities in the current era of globalisation. Inevitably, attention in the Australian context is directed towards Sydney and Melbourne. Author Mike Berry draws on the urban analyses of theorists like Sassen, Fainstein and Marcuse who see the processes of globalisation impacting very unevenly across and within countries and who point to the primary role of particular cities and within them, particular regions, as the locus of dynamic economic growth
'How can you stand there and say you didn't overspend and end up bankrupting this country?': Power, propaganda and public understanding of the economy
No full textIndigenous housing: assessing the long term costs and the optimal balance between recurrent and capital expenditure
No full textJon Hall and Mike Berry assess current arrangements for funding Indigenous housing and outline the major issues to be considered in reforming these arrangements
Understanding the role of the mass media in the EU Referendum
No full textWhat role did the media play in shaping the result of the UK’s EU referendum? Mike Berry writes that the media was both the venue where each campaign concentrated their primary efforts, and a crucial mechanism for setting the political agenda. He notes that the Leave campaign generally navigated the media more effectively than the Remain side throughout the campaign
Financing affordable housing: a critical comparative review of the United Kingdom and Australia
No full textMike Berry, Christine Whitehead, Peter Williams and Judith Yates critically compare the debates, research findings and policy developments directed towards attracting private investment into affordable housing provision in Australia and the UK
Show me the money: financing more affordable housing
No full textMike Berry summarises the housing affordability picture and the forces driving the recent housing boom. He then addresses the policy challenge and looks at the way forward. He stresses that in order to make substantial advances in reducing housing stress related to declining affordability for at-risk groups, the states and Commonwealth must adequately and quickly address and solve the parlous financial condition of the state housing authorities
Heavy duty: what are the shortcomings of the BBC’s reporting of the EU?
No full textWith so much British media coverage of the EU biased, if not actively hostile, the BBC has a heavy responsibility to ensure voters have enough knowledge to make an informed decision on 23 June. Mike Berry analysed BBC reporting of the Lisbon Treaty and EU budget and found it focussed unduly on infighting between Labour and Conservative politicians. Coverage also tended to be distinctly Eurosceptic
More Bad News From Israel
No full textBuilding on rigorous research by the world-renowned Glasgow University Media Group, More Bad News From Israel examines media coverage of the current conflict in the Middle East and the impact it has on public opinion.
The book brings together senior journalists and ordinary viewers to examine how audiences understand the news and how their views are shaped by media reporting. In the largest study ever undertaken in this area, the authors focus on television news. They illustrate major differences in the way Israelis and Palestinians are represented, including how casualties are shown and the presentation of the motives and rationales of both sides. They combine this with extensive audience research involving hundreds of participants from the USA, Britain and Germany. It shows extraordinary differences in levels of knowledge and understanding, especially amongst young people from these countries.
Covering recent developments, including the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza, this authoritative and up-to-date study will be an invaluable tool for journalists, activists and students and researchers of media studies
Financial outcomes of community housing organisations
No full textCommunity housing organisations in Australia recorded a surplus in the three years to 2005-06. To achieve low costs, many used voluntary labour, received discounted rates, and did not provide for depreciation. This research bulletin is based on research by Dr Jon Hall and Professor Mike Berry of the AHURI RMIT Research Centre. The research analysed the financial records of eighteen community housing organisations and explored how such organisations might be able to address their financial status
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