Abstract
This chapter argues that Western social democracy is facing a major challenge in attempting to reduce inequality because of a changing geo-economics that is resulting in a relative decline of the West. Given its geographic location, Australia is at the forefront of encountering such issues. Yet, Australian Labor, like many social democratic parties internationally, has often underestimated the challenges involved. In particular, information technology has facilitated phenomena such as offshoring for both unskilled and skilled workers and this tendency is likely to continue. If Australia, with its geographical proximity to Asia and resource rich economy, is feeling the challenge then that will be even more so for other Western social democracies. While the chapter predominantly focuses on Australian social democracy, international examples are given from other countries, including Britain, France, Chile and India. The international literature on globalisation and a changing geo-economics is also examined.
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Medical health insurance policies are now being offered to Australians that incorporate medical tourism, see Kwek (2013).
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For similar but later arguments, see Bowen (2013a, pp. 50–52).
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It has mistakenly been claimed that Gillard believed Labor was not a social democratic party, see, for example, the editorial in the The Australian (2013). However, Gillard (2013) merely stated (in a speech shoring up trade union support for her government) that: “I’m not the leader of a party called The Progressive Party, I’m not the leader of a party called The Moderate Party, I’m not the leader of a party even called the Social Democratic Party. I am a leader of the party called the Labor Party deliberately because that is where we come from, that is what we believe in, that is who we are” (emphasis added). Elsewhere, Gillard clearly stated that the ALP was part of international social democracy, see, for example, Gillard (2011a).
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For the impact of neoliberal market policies on Labor, see Edwards (2013, pp. 147–166). For an argument that Labor’s egalitarianism is central to its identity as a social democratic party, see, for example, Dyrenfurth (2010, pp. 15–35). For a more detailed analysis of Labor’s combination of free market policies and social democracy, see Johnson (2011a).
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For Swan’s account of the mining tax battle, see Swan (2014, pp. 203–219).
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In May 2010 the Resource Super Profits Tax had been projected to generate a total of $3 billion in revenue by 2012–2013, but projections were reduced to a mere $200 million by the 2013–2014 Budget Papers (Swoboda 2013).
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Note too that Australia still ranks behind several key Asian countries for internet speeds, see Akamai (2015).
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Other key Labour figures emphasise the benefits that Britain can gain from the Asian century, for example, Liam Byrne, former Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. See further Byrne (2013).
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For the Indian political figures the Indian National Congress Party sees its philosophy as being inspired by, see INC (2018a).
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Johnson, C. (2019). Social Democracy and Economic Equality in the Asian Century. In: Social Democracy and the Crisis of Equality. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6299-6_7
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