http://www.sydneyshove.org The Sydney Shove is an economics and politics discussion group in Sydney, which focuses on innovative ideas from across the political spectrum en http://www.archive.org/details/AlternativeEconomicTheories Review of Alternative Economic Theories given at the Open Forum, Humanist House Sydney, 10th October 2007. It includes a look at mainstream / neoclassical econo mics, challenges towards economic growth, problems with the market including Gal braith's views, the nature of agency, behavioural economics and altruism, game t heory, institutional economics, transaction costs and information, Sraffian econ omics, evolutionary economics, macro economics, Marxian economics, Georgist econ omics, and views on financial markets and money. Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:00:00 +1000 http://www.sydneyshove.org/index.html#states Mark Drummond, who has recently completed a PhD on Government in Australia will make a presentation. A document detailing discussions and options for Abolishing the States will also be released. http://www.sydneyshove.org/index.html#oil Associate Professor Ronald Ripple, Department of Economics Macquarie University, David Ellyard, John August and David Kilsby from the Australian Association for the Study for Peak Oil discuss the ramifications the ever-diminishing supply of oil will have on the world: economically, ethically and environmentally. A joint SMSA - ASC - Sydney Shove event. http://www.archive.org/details/2ser_ds_israel_lebanon Discussion of Israel and Lebanon - a mixture of John being sympathetic to Israel in some ways and critical in others - on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, with John August and the show's presenter, Amelia Hunter. Wed, 26 July 2006 09:00:38 +1000 http://www.archive.org/details/2ser_ds_oil Discussion of oil - the future, alternatives and implications - on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, between John August and the show's presenter, Amelia Hunter. Wed, 12 July 2006 09:00:38 +1000 http://www.archive.org/details/2ser_ds_employment_comment Discussion of employment on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, between John August and the show's presenter, Timothy Govers. Wed, 21 June 2006 09:00:38 +1000 http://www.archive.org/details/2ser_ds_employment_iraq_comment Discussion of employment and Iraq on Australian community station 2SER's Wednesday Daily Show, between John August, and the show's presenter, Timothy Govers Wed, 21 June 2006 09:00:38 +1000 http://www.sydneyshove.org/index.html#Nick On Tuesday 27th June 2006, Nick Turnbull will present a talk based on the chapter he co-authored, "Have Australians Embraced Economic Reform ?" in the book "Australian Social Attitudes : The First Report" from UNSW press. http://www.sydneyshove.org/index.html#Globalisation On Tuesday the 30th May 2006, John August and David Bofinger discussed globalisation, putting forth (mostly) anti- and pro- positions. http://www.sydneyshove.org/index.html#Iraq The 28th February witnessed discussions on Iraq from Danielle Celermajer (lecturer, University of Sydney Department of Sociology and Social Policy), David Bofinger and Brad Row, covering a range of views from anti-US to pro-US. We discussed the UN and the validity of intervention amongst other things http://www.sydneyshove.org/index.html#Employment The 26th April had contributions from Peter Kriesler (UNSW heterodx economist) on the goal of full employment and the social worth of employment; John Bentley spoke on full unemployment - an idea that we should be pursuing hobbies rather than "working"; Ian Woolf spoke on welfare, and the injustices of the present system; and Brad Row spoke on laissez faire, that attempts to regulate the labour market do more harm than good.