Aufsatz(elektronisch)#165. Mai 2022
It is Time for a New Regional Compact!
In: The Australian economic review, Band 55, Heft 2, S. 281-289
ISSN: 1467-8462
AbstractWe outline the case for Australia to adopt a 'New Regional Compact' focusing on working with its Pacific Island neighbours and Timor‐Leste through improved labour mobility and skilling as a complement to foreign aid and development assistance. We examine the distinctive context and evidence for this approach, related policy settings and possible ways forward. Embedded in this shift is a necessary move from a short‐term focus on temporary migration, skills shortage, and limited‐term aid programs, to long‐term foundational policies that can be a permanent feature of Australia's policy ecosystem and that of its neighbours.