It's time to expose the myths of the neo-liberal economic model | Greg Jericho

As developed economies such as Australia's struggle to encourage growth, even the disciples of austerity are admitting that they might have it wrong

For Malcolm Turnbull the election is all about jobs and growth and a belief that a company tax cut and reducing government spending is the way to achieve both. But in light of the failures of such standard economic thinking after the GFC to provide economic growth, new research is finding that policies that fail to consider other aspects such as inequality are actually undermining long-term economic performance.

By pretty much any measure economic growth in Australia and around the world since the GFC has been sluggish.

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