01600cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000356 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451801941 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Australia : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (95 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews developments in the Australian economy during the prolonged expansion of the 1990s. The focus is on developments in the real sector, public finances, monetary policy, and the balance of payments during 1996-97. The paper reviews longer-term developments in the labor market in Australia, examining the causes of the trend rise in unemployment. In particular, it examines the role played by the traditional, centralized industrial relations system and discusses the efforts to encourage enterprise bargaining and establish a more flexible labor market. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1997/022 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1997/022/002.1997.issue-022-en.xml IMF e-Library