Agenda, Volume 16, Number 1, 2009
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Agenda, Volume 16, Number 1, 2009

Table of Contents

Editor and Editorial Committee

Two Decades of Murray-Darling Water Management

Introduction

A Brief History of Water Management in the Murray-Darling Basin

The river of funding

Water Reform and National Competition Policy
The Living Murray First Step
Commonwealth Supplementary Fund to the Living Murray
The Cap
National Water Initiative — the Australian Water Fund
Water for the Future (formerly National Plan for Water Security)
The Joint Works Program: The Basin Salinity Management Strategy
Other Related Programs

Transparency, Consistency and Courage

Social Cost of Inaction

Conclusions

The new Basel Capital Accord

Introduction

The origin of the Capital Adequacy Requirement

The Structure of Basel II

Pillar 1: Capital requirements for core risks
Pillar 2: The Supervisory Review Process
Pillar 3: Market Discipline
Securitisation
Credit-risk mitigation

Concerns debated during the development of Basel II

The amount of required capital
The Pro-cyclical Nature of the Basel II Capital Standard
Market Discipline
Impact on small-business lending
Basel II and competitive neutrality

Basel II and the global financial crisis

Conclusions

The Paradox of National Water Savings: A Critique of ‘Water for the Future’

Introduction

The Policy Context for Federal Intervention

Efficiency and Water

The importance of scale

Food Bowl Modernisation and an Integrated National Approach?

Concluding Remarks

Peter Karmel: A Tribute


References

Helen Suzman: The Hour Brings Forth the Woman

Government Managing Risk: Income Contingent Loans for Social and Economic Progress


References

Great Depressions of the Twentieth Century

A Report to the Council of Australian Governments

The Economic Analysis of Universities: Strategic Groups and Positioning


References

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