{ "item_title" : "Dignity and Prosperity", "item_author" : [" David Stevens "], "item_description" : "Dignity and Prosperity - The Future of Liberal Australia brings together, for the first time, Australia's leading liberal luminaries or 'grandees' in one place for the purpose of reigniting a renaissance of the Liberal cause.The distinguished contributors all have extensive experience in their respective fields, and now bring their expertise, knowledge, and insight to design a policy program based around the core values of liberalism - personal autonomy and personal responsibility, free market and entrepreneurship, opportunity and security, limited government and sound fiscal and economic management. They know that a strong economy leads to strong finances, which in turn provide for strong national defence and together create the foundations for a strong civic society. This is the virtue of a successful liberal democracy.ContentsForeword: The foundations of Australia's liberal democracyDavid StevensAcknowledgments 1: Enduring liberal principles for successful governmentJohn Howard OM AC2: The continuing relevance of Menzies's liberal legacyGeorgina Downer3: Stronger Regions, Stronger NationJohn Anderson AC4: Achieving human dignity: challenges to liberalismDavid Kemp AC5: Lessons for liberals from the AnglosphereTom Switzer6: Liberal party foreign policyAlexander Downer AC7: Why debt and deficit matter: Building an opportunitysociety requires ethical budgetingRod Kemp AM8: The role and size of governmentNick Minchin AO9: National prosperity and global competitivenessHugh Morgan AO with David Stevens10: Reforming Industrial RelationsJudith Sloan11: Climate, energy and the new forgotten peopleDaniel Wild12: Freedom of speech and diversity of expressionRichard Alston AO13: Fixing our education failuresJohn RoskamAfterword: Tony Abbott ACDavid Stevens has spent the last 30 years leading major strategy and policy reform projects for public and private sector clients across the globe. He worked for Prime Minister Howard in the 1990s. David lives on the Gold Coast. He is a lifelong liberal.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/92/281/552/1922815527_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "39.95", "online_price" : "39.95", "our_price" : "39.95", "club_price" : "39.95", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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