A selection of articles by various authors. Labour economics for Australian students - international and Australian context. Covers unemployment, inflation, labour market policy, deregulation, and the future of the Accord. (Note: published in 1992. The book precedes the Howard coalition government, GST, WorkChoices, Fair Work Act, etc.)Informative analysis about past industrial relations and economic practices/policy in Australia. (Published 1993)Book; paper.Front cover: editor's name and title. Title page: in blue ink, "DJ Spiers, Ballaarat University, May 1983".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, economics - labour, industrial relations - australia, wages, unions

Focus on Economics series for NSW HSC students. Factors determining economic performance. Study objectives and focus.Labour economics for year 12 students. Relevance to the labour movement.PaperFront cover: purple background; author's name and title.ballarat trades and labour council, btlc, education - study, economics - labour

Labour economics and industrial relations with a US-UK focus.Relevant to trade unionism in the US and UK.Book; paper.Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, trade unions, economics, labour market

Three almost identical histories of St Margaret’s over period 1911 – 1977 as written in document (1): 9 page typed document with handwritten working notes (latter dated 16/11/1977) by person unknown (2) Jubilee Booklet 1916 – 1966 covering period 1911 - 1960 (3) Diamond Jubilee Booklet 1916 – 1976 accompanied by covering letter from Beverly J. Forrest to Mr. J.C. Wells, dated 14/04/1977; Period covered is 1911 – 1972st margarets presbyterian church, mcqueen findlay rev., ross stuart c. rev, maclellan margaret, mcnabb l.k., dickson j. mr., maclellan john, norris david. s.m., kidd. d, norris logan., hotham street, pearse h.a., smith j.k., watmuff mr., denman ave, carson george rev, bissett mr., mcgregor mr., monuments and memorials, nettle mr., pearse mr, peters mr., ross a, ross j., white major., bissett h.l., sunday schools, guide groups, church groups, choirs, halls, kindergartens, manses, swan e.a.rev., gymnastics, tennis clubs, bands, miller lily, st giles caulfield., chisholm f. rev, church furniture, drama, cricket clubs, basketball clubs, labour economics, martin a. rev., martin mrs., soldiers comfort funds, king d. rev., williams r.v., symington j rev., forster murray k, architects, foundation stones, stained glass, swiss – reformed style, fuge w.h., stevens a.t.rev, nell r.dr., nell m.v., stevens mrs., locke p.g.rev., vaughan arthur, mcalphine t., mcalphine mrs, sibbins mrs, bell towers, wilson john, glasgow, balaclava, jefferson ann., dobrick ken, locke peter, organs, home mission committee, badminton, festivals & celebrations, wardrop j, architects, forrest beverley j miss

xx, 422 p., 55 leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm.Contents: Introduction to an Australian Tribe; Racial characteristics; The breast and abdomen; The face and its skeleton; The mouth; The skull and brain; Colour of Aboriginal's skin; The hair; Likely origin of the Australian Aboriginal; An Aboriginal's Birth; Childhood; The Day's March; Camp life; Hunting; Vegetable Diet; Beverages; Pitjuri; Navigation; Duels; Warfare; Spears; Spear-Throwers; Burial and mourning customs; Tribal organizations; Tribal administration; Initiation; Religious ideas; Aboriginal art; Stone implements; Music and dance; Language.human biology -- physiology -- reproduction -- social organisation -- life cycle -- birth -- childhood -- religion and magic -- ritual -- initiation -- mortuary -- politics, tribal law and social control -- arts -- performing arts -- music -- dance -- language and communication -- economics and material culture -- economic life -- division of labour -- subsistence -- hunting -- gathering-- weapons -- spears -- spearthrowers -- tools -- stone --

The author tracks Australia's achievement of power and wealth through its natural resources and sheer luck. Horne uses the phrase "the lucky country" as a pejorative; he believes that Australians showed a lack of innovation and enterprise and were second rate politically and economically. Ironically, the phrase is now widely used to describe Australia in a complimentary way. Horne wrote a second book called "Death of the Lucky Country".A critique of Australia's political and economic achievements as an industrialised nation up until the 1960s. Paper; book. Front cover: black background; artistic impression - man in hat holding a glass of beer with ocean in the background.Front cover: author's name, title and price.natural resources, the lucky country, innovation, enterprise, politics, economics, btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, power, wealth, death of the lucky country, social criticism

The authors explore the effects of globalisation and presage the possibility of a 20:80 society. In a 20:80 society, 20% of the employable population would work and 80% would be on some form of welfare. Further, they describe how a 20:80 society may already exist.20th century economics, globalisation, welfare and employment.Paper; book. Red, yellow and black cover.Front cover: Title & authors' names.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, economics, globalisation, welfare, employment, 20:80 society

A critique of neoliberalism. Chomsky argues against pro-corporate economies and political policies that boost the power of private ownership. He points to detrimental policies endowed upon poorer nations by IMF, the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation.Contemporary relevance to governance and economy of first and third world countries & deployment of neoliberalism.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; colour picture of protesters facing off against police; white lettering.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, neoliberalism, economics, economy, politics, policy, corporate ownership, international monetary fund, imf, the world bank, world trade organisation, social commentary, free enterprise, democracy

A collection of interviews and commentaries from Noam Chomsky about global economics, racism, NAFTA, and hot topics of the day. Touches upon US "humanitarian" interventions into third-world nations. Contents: 1. The new global economy 2. NAFTA and GATT -- who benefits? 3. Food and Third World "economic miracles" 4. Photo ops in Somalia 5. Slav vs. Slav 6. The chosen country 7. Gandhi, nonviolence and India 8. Divide and conquer 9. The roots of racism 10. The unmentionable five-letter word 11. Human nature and self-image 12. It can't happen here -- can it? 13. Hume's paradox 14. "Outside the pale of intellectual responsibility"Global social and political context.Paper; book. Front cover: brown and grey background; black and white photograph of Noam Chomsky; white lettering. Front cover: series title; book title; author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, racism, nafta, humanitarian interventions, third world nations, globalisation, gatt, food, somalia, non-violence, hume's paradox

Study of Australian society - "class, status and power in ... affluent industrial communities of today ...". Book is in five parts: 1. Introduction; 2. An egalitarian society? 3. Political authority; 4. Economy and society; 5. Nationalism, imperialism and militarism. Significant to economics, social structures, politics and way of life.Paperback book; 492 pages. Cover: black background; orange and white text; photographs of unknown persons.Front cover: title and author's name. Back cover: description of content.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, sociology, class - australia, bureaucracy, politics, economy, war

WE Gladstone was a Liberal Party Prime Minister in Britain from 1868 and ending in 1894. He introduced many pivotal changes including the secret ballot, equality of opportunity, free trade, and laissez-faire economics.Political, historical and biographical interest - Victorian England.Book; 289 pages. Cover: red background; gold lettering; author's name and title.Inside: stamp "Gilbert N Cassidy, 42 Minchinbury Tce, Marion, South Australia, 5043". Inside: typewritten pasted note - "If thou art borrowed by a friend, Right welcome shall be to read, to study not to lend, but to return to me. Not that imparted knowledge doth dimish learning's store, but books I find when once they're lent, return to me no more."btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, gladstone, we, prime ministers - united kingdom, politics and government, biography, history - united kingdom

An account of some of Australia's best economic, political and social reform, including interviews with Fraser, Hawke, Keating, Howard, Rudd and Whitlam's confidant Graham Freudenberg. Table of contents: Three years late to the party The Gough shock A gathering crisis The ingredients for a crack-up Testing the nation's constitution The age of the rorter The siren song of the quarry The drover's dog has his day Learning to let go A license to reform Getting ahead of the game The cult of property Recession as nation-builder The dynamic duo dissolves The last serious election Rolling back the years Passing the tests He of the never ever Tuning in to globalisation The last rich nation standing. Relevant to Australian history, economics, social reform and politics.Paper; book. Front cover: white background; colour photographs of Malcolm Fraser, Bob Hawke, Paul Keating, John Howard, Kevin Rudd and the character Kath (from the TV show Kath and Kim); red, black and blue lettering.Front cover: author's name and title; quotes from Annabel Crabb and Don Watson.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, politics, social history, alp, australian labor party, liberal party australia, rudd, kevin, fraser, malcolm, whitlam, gough, howard, john, hawke, bob, freudenberg, graham, social reform, prime minister, society and culture

An oral history relating to the Great Depression and the personal hardships that were suffered by families. Relevant to Australian social and workplace history, especially during the period of the Great Depression of the 1930s.Paper; book. Front cover: black background; artistic impression of working class people, including a banner that reads "work not dole"'; red, yellow and white lettering. Front cover: title and author's name.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, the great depression, work for the dole, oral histories, wages, economic conditions, social history, history, australian history, economics, employment, unemployment

GovernGlobal politics, economy, power and collective action. Table of contents: Part 1. Trend and Transformation in World Politics 1. Interpreting world politics 2. Theories of world politics 3. International decision making Part 2. The Globe's Actors and Their Relations 4. Great power rivalries and relations 5. The global south in a world of powers 6. Intergovernmental organizations and the quest for global governance 7. Nongovernmental organizations and the shape of the global future 8. People power and the promotion of human rights Part 3. The Economic and Demographic Dimensions of Globalization 9. The globalization of international finance 10. International trade in the global marketplace 11. The demographic and cultural dimensions of globalization Part 4. Threats to the World 12. Threats to the preservation of the world's common ecology 13. The treat of armed aggression to the world Part 5. Realist Roads to National and International Security 14. The military pursuit of power through arms and military strategy 15. Alliances and the balance of power Part 6. Liberal Paths to World Order 16. Negotiated conflict resolution and international law 17. Liberal approaches to collective security Part 7. Envisioning Your Alternative Global Futures and Predicting Global Transformations 18.Thinking about global trends, transformations, and the future of world politics. Relevant to global issues in the political arena.Paper; book. Front cover: orange/red/brown theme; white lettering.Front cover: author's name, title and edition.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, politics, economics, economy, collective action, globalisation, power, ecology, military, law

Australian history 1788-1850 Table of contents: 1. The British background 2. The first settlements 3. Transportation 4. Immigration 5. Land policy 6. The squatters 7. Constitutional history 8. Economic and social conditionsConstitution, land, economic and social history pertinent to the period 1788-1850.Hardback; book.Previous owner's name and pencil notes on front page. Cover: authors' names and title.australian history, btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, cmh clark, manning clark, economics, social policy, crime, australian settlement, convicts, migration, lands, squatters, constitution, land

WE Gladstone was a Liberal Party Prime Minister in Britain four times during the period of 1868 - 1894. He introduced many pivotal changes including the secret ballot, equality of opportunity, free trade, and laissez-faire economics.History and politics - United Kingdom. Autobiographical interest - WE Gladstone.Book; 698 pages. Dustjacket: plastic; colour photograph of Gladstone; white and gold lettering; author's name and title. Cover: black background; gold lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gladstone, we, politics and government, history - united kingdom, prime ministers - united kingdom, biography

Mathews writes about the future of work, social freedom and employment - reshaping of economics to authentically serve the interests of the community. Includes discourse about citizenship and attitudes towards politics and politicians, and history of Catholic social thinkers and activists in Australia. Race Mathews (author) has held many political roles and elected positions at federal and local levels.Political, social and economic relevance.Book; paper. Cover: blue background; white and orange lettering.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, mathews, race, distributism, economics, citizenship, catholicism, politics and government

Several authors explore practical alternatives to the Australian industrial arbitration system. Based on papers commissioned by the Hancock Committee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hancock_ReportBook.Front cover: author's name and title. Title page: in blue ink, "D.J. Spiers, Ballaarat CAE, November 1986".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, hancock report, industrial relations, industrial relations - arbitration, industrial relations - industrial action, wages, economics

Companion work to supplement Microeconomics section of the third Australian edition of Economics by Waud, Maxwell, Hocking, Bonnici and Ward. For students of economics - study guide and work book. Historical reference (1997).Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and title.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, economics

Published semi-annually, contains refereed, scholarly articles about social and labour history in Australasia, - labour politics, trade unions, management labour practices, co-operatives, gender and ethnicity. This edition includes these articles: -Labourism: a Political Genealogy -Class, Populism and Labour Politics in Victoria, 1890-1914 -Keynesianism, Socialism and Labourism and the Role of Ideas in Labour Ideology -A Century of Laborism and the State, 1891-1993: An Historical Interpretation -We are of Age: Class, Locality and Region at Port Kembla, 1900-1940 -Researching Industrial Relations History: The Development of a Databas on Australian Trade Unions 1825-1900 -Loyalty and Communists: an interview with Bill Gollan -International Women's Day in Newcastle in the Fifties and Sixties: A Personal Account -Forthcoming: A Bibliography of Australian Communism -Postcard from California: the Hoover Institute -The ACTU Congress of 1993 -Australian Canadian Labour History Conference -The Australian Society for the Study of Labour History -The Classing Gaze: Sexuality, Class and Surveillance -Book reviews -Newcastle's Special Day; Australians in Spain Memorial UnveilingLabour and class politics; direct relevance to industrial relations; social issues in general that fall within the purview of the union movement.Book; paper.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, history - labour, labourism, politics - class, industrial relations, economics, politics - communism, women's rights, book reviews, conference reports

Published semi-annually, contains refereed, scholarly articles about social and labour history in Australasia, - labour politics, trade unions, management labour practices, co-operatives, gender and ethnicity. This edition includes these articles: -Deskilling Revisited: Continuity and Change in Craft Work and Apprenticeship in Late 19th Century NSW -'Depravity and Disorder': the Sexuality of Convict Women -'That Old Treasure-House of Constructive Suggestion': Australian Labor Ideology and War Organisation of Industry -'Four More Points than Moses': Dr. H.V. Evatt and the Press and the 1944 Referendum -Chifley, the Army and the 1949 Coal Strike Labour and class politics; direct relevance to industrial relations; social issues in general that fall within the purview of the union movement.Book; paper.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, history - labour, labourism, politics - class, industrial relations, economics, politics - communism, women's rights, book reviews, conference reports

Chapter titles: Chapter 1: Labor Economics Introduction and Overview -- Chapter 2: The Theory of Individual Labor Supply -- Chapter 3: Population, Participation Rates, and Hours of Work -- Chapter 4: Labor Quality: Investing in Human Capital -- Chapter 5: The Demand for Labor -- Chapter 6: Wage Determination and the Allocation of Labor -- Chapter 7: Alternative Pay Schemes and Labor Efficiency -- Chapter 8: The Wage Structure -- Chapter 9: Mobility, Migration, and Efficiency -- Chapter 10: Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining -- Chapter 11: The Economic Impact of Unions -- Chapter 12: Government and the Labor Market: Employment, Expenditures, and Taxation -- Chapter 13: Government and the Labor Market: Legislation and Regulation -- Chapter 14: Labor Market Discrimination -- Chapter 15: Job Search: External and Internal -- Chapter 16: The Distribution of Personal Earnings -- Chapter 17: Labor Productivity: Wages, Prices, and Employment -- Chapter 18: Employment and Unemployment.Relevance to union business.Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and titles.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, economics - labor, unions, collective bargaining, wealth distribution, employment

Chapter headings: 1. Labor-force participation 2. Hours of work and the supply of effort 3. The supply of skill: investment in human capital 4. Marginal productivity theory in competitive markets 5. The demand for labor: some extensions 6. Job search, mobility, and migration 7. Unemployment and unfilled vacancies 8. Union goals 9. The bargaining process 10. The effect of collective bargaining on relative earnings 11. Occupational wage differentials 12. Wage differentials by race and sex 13. The distribution of earnings by size 14. Fringe benefits 15. Labor's share in national income 16. The general level of money wagesIndustrial relations and labor economics.Book; paper.Front cover: author's name and title. Title page: in black ink, "D.J. Spiers".btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, labor economics, wages, industrial relations, wealth distribution, collective bargaining, unions

Introduction to trade unions in the Western world, with a focus upon the British experience. Chapter titles: 1. Introduction 2. Trade union growth and development 3. White collar and non-manual trade unionism 4. Internal democracy 5. The challenge from the shop floor 6. Collective bargaining and economic objectives 7. Trade unions: conflict or compromise 8. Trade unions and governments: new directions? 9. Conclusions: trade unions as mature organisationsRelevant to trade unionism in Western countries.Book; paper.Front cover: Author's name and title. btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, trade unions, economics, governments

Labor economics. Section headings: -Labor economics : Introduction and overview -The theory of individual labor supply -Population, participation rates and hours of work -Labor quality : Investing in human capital -The demand for labor -Wage determination and the allocation of labor -Alternative pay schemes and labor efficiency -The wage structure -Mobility, migration and efficiency -Labor unions and collective bargaining -The economic impact of unions -Government and the labor market : Employment expenditures and taxation -Government and the labor market : Legislation and regulation -Theories of labor market discrimination -Women, blacks and the labor market -Critiques of orthodox wage theory -The personal distribution of earnings -Labor productivity : Wages, prices and employment -Employment and unemployment -Wages and inflation -Information sources in labor economicsWorkplace relations/labor relations and economics. Authors are from Nebraska, USA writing in 1995.Book; paper.Front cover: authors' names and titlebtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, economics, wages, employment, workplace relations - enterprise bargaining