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Informationen zum Autor Linda Weiss is a professor of government and international relations at the University of Sydney. She is the author of four books, including Catching the Wave and The Myth of the Powerless State . Elizabeth Thurbon is a lecturer in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of New South Wales. John Mathews is a professor of strategic management in the Graduate School of Management at Macquarie University. He is the author of several books including Tiger Technology . Klappentext Seriously criticizing the Free Trade Agreement between Australia and the United States! this examination surveys the consequences of the agreement for Australia's medicine prices! agricultural exports! and royalty payments along with the effects of the agreement on other parts of the Australian economy. While analyzing these issues! the authors also make the overarching argument that the agreement will destroy Australia's culture and turn her into a subservient appendage of the United States. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface..1. The lopsided deal..2. Quarantine: Open season for pests and diseases..3. Medicines: Undermining our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme..4. Government procurement: Trading buy Australian' for buy American'..5. Intellectual property rights: Suppressing our own knowledge economy..6. The end of the lucky country'?
