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Beyond the boom: Australia's productivity imperative
McKinsey Global Institute, Charlie Taylor, Chris Bradley, Richard Dobbs, Fraser Thompson & Daniel Clifton · 2012
80/100
👍 Worth It
This McKinsey Global Institute report digs into why Australia's economy needed to get back to productivity fundamentals after its resources boom, backed by real sector-by-sector data and named economist authors. It's a serious policy read rather than a casual book, but the analysis holds up.
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Faith & family safety92
Substance / usefulness85
Craft & writing68
Originality75
Evidence & accuracy88
Hype vs delivers82
Age-fit72
Human-eye read75
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