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'Can-do capitalism' is delivering less than it used to. Here are 3 reasons why

Written by Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University

The good news is supposed to be that when the government gets out of the way “can-do capitalism” will have us roaring back to where we were before.

That’s the prime minister’s newest slogan, and we had better hope for more.

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