LEADER 02221nam 2200481 450 001 9910466460003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-003-11844-5 010 $a1-000-24838-0 010 $a1-925576-73-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000001118078 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4826605 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4826605 035 $a(OCoLC)979230984 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001118078 100 $a20190125d2017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWorkers' capital $eindustry funds and the fight for universal superannuation in Australia /$fBernard Mees and Cathy Brigden 210 1$aSydney :$cAllen & Unwin,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 270 pages) $cillustrations 311 $a0-367-72013-2 311 $a1-76029-552-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 208-221) and index (pages 253-270). 330 $aTells the story of the Australian superannuation revolution led by trade unions in the 1980s. After a series of hard-fought industrial campaigns, an enormous financial industry was created, involving hundreds of thousands of employers and covering millions of fund members. From having one of the worst retirement savings systems in the developed world, in three decades Australia had one of the best. now the funds held in Australian superannuation accounts exceed the entire market capitalization of all the companies on the Australian Stock Exchange. Drawing on interview with the key players and extensive archival research, this book is the first systematic history of the unique Australian system of industry superannuation. 606 $aOld age pensions$zAustralia$xFinance 606 $aSocial security$zAustralia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aOld age pensions$xFinance. 615 0$aSocial security 676 $a331.2520994 700 $aMees$b Bernard$g(Bernard Thomas),$0920064 702 $aBrigden$b Cathy 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466460003321 996 $aWorkers' capital$92063904 997 $aUNINA