Sheil Author

Christopher Sheil is a Visiting Fellow in the School of History at the University of New South Wales. He was awarded a PhD in history and politics by the University of Wollongong in 1989, has served as a senior cabinet official under several Labor and Coalition governments in NSW and WA, is a former project leader for the Evatt Foundation, and holds an adjunct appointment with Boston University. He has written widely on public policy and economics: his previous books are Turning Point: The State of Australia (ed.) (Allen & Unwin, 1997), War on the Wharves: A Cartoon History (ed.) (Pluto Press, 1998), Globalisation, the Asian Crisis and the Future of Australian Jobs (ed.) (Evatt Foundation, 1998) and Water's Fall: Running the Risks with Economic Rationalism (Pluto Press, 2000).