Obama's America: Globalisation headaches and protectionist impulses

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President Obama took office as the US entered its worst recession since World War II and with great pent-up demand on the progressive side of politics to reverse three decades of increasing inequality. Obama has put in place not only unprecedented GFC-fighting measures but also ambitious plans regarding health care, climate change and education. Big government is back in America.

This panel of experts, hosted by Geraldine Doogue (ABC Radio National), assesses Obama's political and economic agendas, impacts on the international landscape, and chances of success. The session took place as part of the National Summit 2009: Sustainable Globalisation - Will it survive the GFC?, hosted by the United States Studies Centre and the Harvard University Committee on Australian Studies.

Hotel Intercontinental, Sydney, June 2009

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United States Studies Centre

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