Game of mates : how favours bleed the nation

This is the story of how Australia became one of the most unequal societies in the Western world, while merely a generation ago it was one of the most equal.i It is the story of how groups of ‘Mates’ have come to dominate our corporate and political sectors, and managed to rob us, the Australian majority, of over half our wealth.To understand how the Game of Mates is played and to disrupt it, we must see Australia through the eyes of our villain, who we call James. In reality the Game of Mates is played by well-connected individuals called Clive, Julia, Malcolm, Bronwyn, Tony, Peter and so forth. Only rarely are they truly named James, and we of course do not want to offend any James out there who is not a villain!This book is about how the Jameses of this country play their Game of Mates. It is about how much their Game costs you. And it is about what we can do to stop them! Annotation. James Is Our Most Mundane Villain. His Victim Is Bruce, Our Typical Aussie, Who Bleeds From The Hip Pocket Because Of James' Actions. Game Of Mates Tells A Tale Of Economic Theft Across Major Sectors Of Australia's Economy, Showing How James And His Group Of Well-connected Mates Siphon Off Billions From The Economy To Line Their Own Pockets. In Property, Mining, Transport, Banking, Superannuation, And Many More Sectors, James And His Mates Cooperate To Steal Huge Chunks Of The Economic Pie For Themselves. If You Want To Know How Much This Costs The Nation, How It Is Done, And What We Can Do About It, Game Of Mates Is The Book For You. Cameron Murray, Paul Frijters.