Associate Professor John Spoehr

Biography/ Background

John Spoehr is the Executive Director of the Australian Institute for Social Research and the Centre for Labour Research. His major research interests include the impact of demographic change and ageing on the workforce; the role of government; regional employment and economic development and social inclusion, social capital and inequality.

John is a member of the Board of Management of the Don Dunstan Foundation and is economics columnist for The Adelaide Review.

Research Interests

-impact of demographic change and ageing on the workforce

-social capital, social inclusion, inequality and economic development

-role of government, privatisation and globalism

Publications

Selected Books

Spoehr, J. (Ed) (2009) State of South Australia - from crisis to prosperity?, Wakefield Press, Adelaide.

Spoehr, J. (Ed) (2005) State of South Australia - trends and issues, Wakefield Press, Adelaide.

Spoehr, J. (Ed) (2003) Power Politics - privatisation and the public interest in the electricity industry , Wakefield Press, Adelaide

Spoehr, J. (Ed) (2000) Don Dunstan - Politics and Passion, Bookends, Adelaide , ISBN 1 876725 18 4

Spoehr, J. (Ed) (1999) Beyond the Contract State - ideas for social and economic renewal in South Australia , Wakefield Press, Adelaide, ISBN 1 86254 465 4.

Spoehr, J. and Ray Broomhill (Eds) (1995) Altered States - the impact of free market policies on the Australian states , University of Adelaide, Centre for Labour Studies, Adelaide, ISBN 0 86396 255 6.

Selected Book Chapters:

Spoehr, J. (2005) 'State of South Australia' in State of South Australia 2004 , Edited by John Spoehr, Wakefield Press, Adelaide

Spoehr, J (2004) 'Power in private hands: the privatisation of the South Australian electricity industry, in Power Progress: An Audit of Australia's Electricity Reform Experiment, Edited by Graeme Hodge, Valerie Sands, David Hayward and David Scott, Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd, Melbourne

Spoehr, J. (2003) 'Origins of the public electricity industry' in Power Politics , Edited by John Spoehr, Wakefield Press, Adelaide

Spoehr, J. (2003) 'Market power - the privatisation of ETSA' in Power Politics , Edited by John Spoehr, Wakefield Press, Adelaide

Spoehr, J. (2003) 'Power Politics' in Power Politics , Edited by John Spoehr, Wakefield Press, Adelaide

Spoehr, J. (2000) 'Introduction' in Don Dunstan - Politics and Passion, Edited by John Spoehr, Bookends, Adelaide, pp 16-18, ISBN 1 876725 18 4

Selected Journal Articles

Spoehr, J. (2001) Power struggles - privatisation and electricity in South Australia ', Australian Options , No 24, ISSN 1324-0749

Spoehr, J. (2000) 'Power Struggles - privatisation and the electricity industry', Australian Options , No. 20, pp 15-21, ISSN 1324-0749

Spoehr, J. (2000) 'Corporate gravy trains and bidding wars - a tale of industry assistance and political opportunism', Australian Options , No. 22, pp 6-10, ISSN 1324-0749

Expertise for Media Contact

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Entry last updated: Sunday, 22 Nov 2009