Emeritus Professor Frank Stilwell
BSc S'ton, PhD Reading, GradDip (Higher Education)
H04 - Merewether Building
The University of Sydney
Telephone | +61 2 9351 3063 |
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Biographical details
Frank Stilwell is a well known critic of conventional economics and an advocate of alternative economic strategies which prioritise social justice and economic sustainability. He has taught for over 40 years at the University and twice been awarded the University's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Frank Stilwell's research interests centre on Australian economic policies, urban and regional development and economic inequality. He is the author of eleven books, including Economic Inequality, the Accord and Beyond, Understanding Cities and Regions, Reshaping Australia, Changing Track : a new political economic direction for Australia; Political Economy: the Contest of Economic Ideas, and Who Gets What? Analysing Economic Inequality in Australia (with Kirrly Jordan). He has also co-edited five other books, including Economics as a Social Science and Beyond the Market : Alternatives to Economic Rationalism.
Research interests
- Theories of Political Economy
- Urbanisation and Regional Development
- Australian economic policy
- The Nature of Work
Teaching and supervision
Current Research Students
- Basic Income for Australia, Troy HENDERSON
- Economics and Ethics: John Mc GRATH
Current research students
Project title | Research student |
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A New Paradigm for Land Development: Creating Regenerative Nodes within a Distributed & Networked Global City | Steven LIAROS |
Associations
Frank Stilwell is co-ordinating editor of the Journal of Australian Political Economy, and is on the editorial boards of Regional Studies, Social Alternatives and Australian Options. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
In the media
- Stilwell, F. Piketty Challenges us to Consider if we Need to Rein in Wealth Inequality, The Conversation, October 2016
- Stilwell, F. Land of the Fair Go No More: Wealth in Australia is Becoming More Unequal, The Conversation, August 2016
- Stilwell, F.(2013) ‘Thank you, Hugh Stretton’,Australian Options, No 71, Summer.
- Interview with Frank Stilwell (2013), World Economics Association Newsletter, Vol 3, No 1, February.
- Stilwell, F. (2013) ‘Productivity in Question: an alternative view of economic progress’, Green: magazine of the Australian Greens, April.
Book reviews
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Stilwell, F. (2015) The Affluent Society Revisited, by Mike Berry, Journal of Australian Political Economy, No 74.Stilwell, F. (2015) Six Capitals, by Jane Gleeson-While, Australian Options, No 79, Summer 2014/15.Stilwell, F. (2013) Battlers and Billionaires, by Michael Leigh, Australian Options, No.74, Spring 2013.Stilwell, F. (2015) The Affluent Society Revisited, by Mike Berry, Journal of Australian Political Economy, No 74.
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Stilwell, F. (2015) Six Capitals, by Jane Gleeson-While, Australian Options, No 79, Summer 2014/15.
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Stilwell, F. (2014) 'Economics of the 1%: How Mainstream Economics Serves the Rich, Obscures Reality and Distorts Policy' by John Weeks. Anthem Press: London and New York.
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Stilwell, F. (2013) Battlers and Billionaires, by Michael Leigh, Australian Options, No.74, Spring 2013.
- Stilwell, F. (2013) ‘Making the World Safe for Capitalism’ by Christopher Doran, in Journal of Australian Political Economy, No 72.
- Stilwell, F. (2012) ‘Double Entry: how the merchants of Venice shaped the modern world – and how their invention could make or break the planet’ by Jane Gleeson White, in Australian Options, No 72, Autumn.
- Stilwell, F. (2012) ‘Accommodating Australians: Commonwealth Government involvement in housing’ by Patrick Troy, in Journal of Australian Political Economy, No 71, Winter.
- Stilwell, F. (2012) ‘Employer Power and Weakness: how local and global factors have shaped Australia’s meat industry and its industrial relations’, in Journal of Australian Political Economy, No 71, Winter.
- Stilwell, F. (2012) ‘Neoliberal Australia and US imperialism in Asia’ by Erik Paul, in Journal of Australian Political Economy, No 71, Winter.
Selected grants
2015
- Industrial policies in the era of globalisation and financialisation; Chester L, Toner P, Stilwell F; Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia/Workshop Grant.
2005
- Understanding SydneyS Changing Role As A Global City In The Australian Urban And Regional Network; O'Neill P, Stilwell F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Discovery Projects (DP).
1999
- Restructuring Australias political economy: regional development and industry policy - Australias last chance; Stilwell F; Australian Research Council (ARC)/Strategic Partnerships with Industry - Research and Training (SPIRT).
Selected publications
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Neoliberalism: Beyond the Free Market (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2012)
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Political Economy: the Contest of Economic Ideas (3rd edition) (Oxford University Press, 2012)
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Readings in Political Economy: Economics as a Social Science (Tilde University Press, 2011)
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Political Economy Now: The Struggle for Alternative Economics at the University of Sydney (Sydney University Press, 2009)
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Who Gets What?: Analysing Economic Inequality in Australia (Cambridge University Press, 2007)
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Changing Track: a New Political Economic Direction for Australia (Pluto Press, 2000)
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Beyond the Market: Alternatives to Economic Rationalism (Pluto Press, 1993)
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Economic inequality: who gets what in Australia (Pluto Press, 1993)
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Reshaping Australia: Urban Problems and Policies (Pluto Press, 1993)
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The Accord and Beyond: the Political Economy of the Labor Government (Pluto Press, 1986)
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Economic crisis, cities, and regions (Pergamon Press, 1980)
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