Has economic 'reform' run its course? What potential remains for

constructive nation building? For a quarter of a century neo-liberal politics has made the people serve the economy. Can we recover the political capacity, the clear-sightedness, and the will to again make the economy serve the people? Can our history of nation-building come to the rescue of our future?

Read more:
"Building a Nation"
http://www.unsw.edu.au/news/pad/articles/2008/jul/pusey_lect.html