Posted: September 18th, 2015

Australia has often been called ‘the Lucky Country’. Has Australia been lucky or good?

Australia has often been called ‘the Lucky Country’. Has Australia been lucky or good?

–    General requirement (Essential)
: This assessment is from Globalization the Asia-Pacific and Australia
: Essay should contain more than 1800 words and fewer than 2200 words
: Essays should be double-spaced and have wide (at least 3 cm) margins
: The essay must contain at least three critical secondary sources (List will be provided)
: Essays should conform to standard academic conventions. In other words, you need to reference appropriately and provide a bibliography.
: Internet sources need to be properly references
: Resources need to be opened resources
: Resources are mainly form AUS
: The Matching rate from Safeassign should not be exceed 5%
–    Contents of Essay (Essential)
: The argument position must be taken for topic if AUS lucky or not
: The reasons for argument should be appeared For example if you choose AUS has been lucky, the reasons that AUS has been lucky must be included
: Main body should support main argument
: The opposite argument is required to strengthen main argument
: Introduction should be clear including argument and overall reasons
: Conclusion should be clear including whole summary of main arguments and reasons
: Proper references are required, which is relating to topic and argument
–    List of resources (You must need at least 3 references from this list)
–    ABC Television (2001) “Episode 1 Child of the Empire”, 100 Years: The Australian Story <http://www.abc.net.au/100years/PRE_EP1.htm>. (versions available on YouTube)
–    ABC Television (2001) “Episode 3 The Land of the Fair Go”, 100 Years: The Australian Story <http://www.abc.net.au/100years/PRE_EP3.htm>.

–    ABC Television (2001) “Episode 5 Farewell Great and Powerful Friends”, 100 Years: The Australian Story <http://abc.net.au/100years/PRE_EP5.htm>.

–    Bowen, C. (2013) “Labor: Managing the Economic Transition”, Address to the National Press Club of Australia, Canberra, 18 July <http://ministers.treasury.gov.au/DisplayDocs.aspx?doc=speeches/2013/002.htm&pageID=005&min=cebb&Year=&DocType=>.

–    Bryan, D. and M. Rafferty (1999) The Global Economy in Australia: Global Integration and National Economic Policy, Sydney, Allen & Unwin.

–    Buzan, B. (1998) “The Asia-Pacific: What Sort of Region in What Sort of World?” in A. McGrew and C. Brook (eds) Asia-Pacific in the New World Order, London, Routledge.

–    Casey, R. (1931) Australia in the World, Melbourne, Robertson & Mullen. <http://digital.slv.vic.gov.au/view/action/singleViewer.do?dvs=1393818764455~36&locale=en_US&metadata_object_ratio=10&show_metadata=true&preferred_usage_type=VIEW_MAIN&frameId=1&usePid1=true&usePid2=true>.

–    Conley (2014) “Australia in the World” in A. Fenna, J. Robbins and J. Summers (eds) Government and Politics in Australia, Sydney, Pearson.

–    Conley, T, (2010) “The Politics of Prosperity”, Griffith Review, 28.

–    Conley, T. (2001) “The Domestic Politics of Globalisation”, Australian Journal of Political Science, 36(2).

–    Conley, T. (2002) “Globalisation as Constraint and Opportunity: The Restructuring of the Australian Political Economy”, Global Society, 16(4).

–    Conley, T. (2004) “Globalisation and the Politics of Persuasion and Coercion”, Australian Journal of Social Issues, 39(2), pp. 183-200.

–    Conley, T. (2007) “Globalisation and the Transformation of the Australian Political Economy” in G. Curran & E. van Acker (eds) Globalising Government Business Relations, Sydney, Pearson.
–    Conley, T. (2011) “Australia’s Economic Vulnerabilities Revisited”, Big P Political Economy, 17 June <http://tomjconley.blogspot.com/2011/06/australias-economic-vulnerabilities.html
–    Edey, M. (2007) “Australia in the Global Economy”, Address to the Australia & Japan Economic Outlook Conference, Sydney, 16 March <http://www.rba.gov.au/Speeches/2007/sp_ag_160307.html>.

–    Edwards, J. (2014) Beyond the Boom, Sydney, Lowy Institute.

–    Franklin, M. (2010) “Hard Work, Not Luck, the Australian Way: Rudd”, The Australian, 27 January <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/hard-work-not-luck-the-aussie-way-rudd/story-e6frg6nf-1225823752286>.