3.5 Contentious Economic Issues
3.5.1 Economic Reciprocity – Paying to Keep it All Going
paying tax, funding collective costs, maintaining infrastructure
3.5.2 Levels of Government Spend and Taxation
government spend compromise between individualists and collectivists
3.5.3 Public Service Delivery
how best to deliver public services, privatisation, value for money
3.5.4 Free Trade
benefits of free-trade agreements and globalisation
3.5.5 Restructuring Global Financial Governance
reforming the global financial system to reduce instability
3.5.6 How Wealth is Shared
the economy would benefit from better decision-making, leading to less income inequality
3.5.7 Economic Impact of Environmental Challenges
climate change, global warming, pollution, disease, resource shortages
3.5.8 Economic Policies Towards Developing Countries
developing economies need aid, lower tariff barriers and modernisation
3.5.9 The Legitimacy of Economic Governance
an economy should benefit everyone; neoliberalism is problematic