Annual Report 1997-98

Annual Report 1997-98

Annual Report Series

The Annual Report 1997-98 was released on on 24 November 1998. This is the first annual report of the Productivity Commission. It looks at why Australian governments have undertaken microeconomic reform, what is known about the benefits, and ways of dealing with adjustment problems. The report forms part of the Commission's annual report series.

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  • Preliminaries

    Cover, Copyright, Acknowledgment, Annual report series, Contents, Abbreviations

  • Theme chapter

    1 Microeconomic reform and adjustment to change (PDF - 83 Kb)

    Debate about change and reform
    Why has Australia undertaken reform?
    The gains from reform
    Dealing with adjustment problems
    Conclusion

  • 2 The Productivity Commission

    Microeconomic reform and adjustment to change
    Role of the Productivity Commission
    Broadened functions
    More extensive policy guidelines
    Flexibility in operating methods
    New work program and future directions
    Associated reporting

  • APPENDICES AND TABLES
  • A Resources and management of the Commission
  • B Public inquiry direct administrative expenditure
  • C Commissioned projects
  • D Research and other activities
  • E Publications
  • F Financial statements
  • References
  • Index

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