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A critique of Marilyn Lake’s Progressive New World

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This review article provides a critique of Marilyn Lake’s Progressive New World , a monograph that postulates that Australian/Australasian transpacific exchange shaped the development of American progressivism. The review outlines the major contours of her claim, notes her ambivalence concerning her overall position, and critiques her decision to not explain/examine differences in the political culture of the United States of America and Australia. The review seeks to overcome this problem by examining key differences in the cultural history of both societies and draws on the insights of Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy and America . The review (a) develops a model which provides a means to understand how one society can impact another; (b) contrasts the origins of progressivism in the United States of America and Australia; (c) examines the work of the Australian scholar Michael Roe, who postulated that American progressivism was the independent factor impacting Australian developments; (d) distinguishes between two types of progressivism – racist conceit, pure and simple, and broader social reforms, which may or may not entrench racist conceit; and (e) examines various dimensions of progressivism which Marilyn Lake has used in developing her claim. JEL codes: B10, B22

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  • Braham Dabscheck, 2019. "A critique of Marilyn Lake’s Progressive New World," The Economic and Labour Relations Review, , vol. 30(3), pages 441-451, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecolab:v:30:y:2019:i:3:p:441-451
    DOI: 10.1177/1035304619850372
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    1. Thomas C. Leonard, 2016. "Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, number 10572.
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    Keywords

    Alexis de Tocqueville; arbitration; Australia; Australian ballot; electoral reform; immigrants; Indigenous people; maternity and infant allowances; Michael Roe; minimum wage; New Zealand; racist conceit; trade unions; United States of America; women’s suffrage;
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    • B10 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought through 1925 - - - General
    • B22 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought since 1925 - - - Macroeconomics

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