Medical training: first farce then tragedy

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06 April 2009This paper prescribes a dose of market forces for Australia's medical workforce training.

It is a cautionary story about that fatal conceit, especially relevant in this era of neo-Keynesianism where government intervention is becoming the default mode. It shows how central planning, to paraphrase Karl Marx, can result first in farce and then in a tragedy of disappointment and waste.

Steven Schwartz is Vice-Chancellor of Macquarie University, Sydney.

Publication typeArticle
Publisher TypeAPO Member, Think tank
CoverageAustralia
Permanent URLhttp://apo.org.au/node/3898
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