{"product_id":"whats-left-qe21-by-clive-hamilton","title":"What's Left; QE21 by Clive Hamilton","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhat's Left\u003c\/em\u003e, Clive Hamilton throws out a challenge to Australia's party of social democracy – to both its true believers and right-wing machine men. Will it be business-as-usual and creeping atrophy, or will the Labor Party find a new way of talking to individualistic, affluent Australia?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Hamilton, Labor and the Left must acknowledge that the social democracy of old – with its strong unions, public ownership of assets and distinct social classes – is dead. Prosperity, more than poverty, is the dominant characteristic of Australia today. Given this, should governments confine themselves to stoking the fires of the economy and protecting the interests of wealth creators? Or is there room for a political program that embodies new ideals but can also withstand economic scare tactics?\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an original and provocative account of our present political juncture by a man of the Left who accuses the Left of irrelevance. Any new progressive politics, Hamilton argues, will need to tap into the anxieties and aspirations of the nation, find new ways to talk about morality, and thereby address deeper human needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrespondence discussing Quarterly Essay 21,\u003ci\u003e What’s Left\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cul\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-rebecca-huntley-1\"\u003eRebecca Huntley\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-guy-rundle\"\u003eGuy Rundle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\t\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.quarterlyessay.com.au\/correspondence\/correspondence-andrew-norton\"\u003eAndrew Norton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"QE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44562903859335,"sku":"9781863951821-POD-QE","price":29.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/products\/qe21_0_f5945239-1245-4e2b-a82d-e9ee972381e8.jpg?v=1625796559","url":"https:\/\/shop.schwartzbooks.com.au\/products\/whats-left-qe21-by-clive-hamilton","provider":"Schwartz Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}