Launch of Captured: How neoliberalism transformed the Australian state
Speakers: Phillip Toner and Michael Rafferty
Thursday 5 September 2024, 1:30-2:30 pm
Room 341, Social Sciences Building, University of Sydney
Please join Phil Toner, Mike Rafferty and contributors for a seminar launching the recently released edited book Captured: How neoliberalism transformed the Australian state (Sydney University Press)
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