Agribusiness

The CEDA road back to full employment (1994)

In February 1994, CEDA released a policy statement, The CEDA road back to full employment, which examined the policy settings needed to ensure that economic growth translates into concrete work opportunities for all.

Recommendations included labour market programs aimed at reducing structural mismatches, facilitation of flexible work practices, more science, engineering and technology training, improved links between education institutions and business, and understanding of and responsiveness to future patterns of labour demand.  

Contents                                                                                                

Foreword 3
Preamble 6
The CEDA Vision 8
Policy Statement 9
   
      1. Improved competitiveness and trade performance 9
          1.1 Better harmonisation of macroeconomic management with trade objectives 9
          1.2 More stable macroeconomic environment 9
          1.3 More efficient public services 10
          1.4 Cooperative federalism 10
          1.5 Less intrusive laws and regulations 10
          1.6 Tax reform 11
          1.7 Increased enterprise flexibility 11
          1.8 Industry policy 11
      2. Nominal incomes restraint, monetary policy and inflation 12
      3. Real unit labour costs 13
      4. Investment and productive capacity 13
          4.1 Business investment 13
          4.2 Infrastructure 14
       5. Saving, capital productivity and the balance of payments 15
       6. Labour supply flexibility 16
           6.1 Labour market programs 16
           6.2 Immigration 17
           6.3 Education and training 17
        7. Social acceptability 17
        8. Environmental acceptability and quality of life concerns 18
   
A Long Term Economic Strategy for Australia and List of Publications 20
CEDA Policy Statement Authorisation 21
CEDA Office Bearers and Staff 25
CEDA International Counterpart Organisations and Direct Correspondent Networks 28
   

 

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