Michael Lester

An interview with Prof. Ross Garnaut

This is an interview conducted by Michael Lester for Radio Northern Beaches with Ross Garnaut.

“My discussion with Australia’s most respected, influential and prescient economist about the sustainable, competitive and equitable path out of the depths of the pandemic recession focusing on three key reform areas of fiscal and monetary policies for full employment; integration of tax and social welfare systems for incentives to work and innovation; and, trade to capitalise on australia’s rich endowments of natural resources in a global low carbon economy. Australia has a track record of successfully tackling major economic crises with major reforms tapping its rich legacy of democratic culture and and strong policy knowledge basis.” - Michael Lester

https://www.mixcloud.com/michael-lester5/innovn-96-restoring-australia-post-covid-prof-ross-garnaut-ac-author-reset-and-superpower/

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Michael Lester

Michael Lester is a public policy economist with a career in Commonwealth and State agencies, World Bank and OECD. His interests include innovation, environment, and governance. He presents programs on community radio.

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