"Each year South Australia has been 1-2% behind the growth in the national economy.
To fall behind for a year or so is disappointing, but to fall behind for nearly a decade is disastrous."
Mike Elliott MLC Leader, Australian Democrats (SA)
The Liberal Government promised to fix the South Australian economy after the devastation caused by the State Bank collapse.
By the end of 2001, how well did they do?
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is document uses independent data from a range of recognised sources (including the ABS, Commonwealth Grants Commission & the SA parliamentary library) to provide an unbiased overview of the SA economy.It moves beyond a ‘Blame the State Bank’ mentality to ask if South Australia is making the progress one would expect given the unprecedented growth of the national economy.
Ó Version 2.2 January 2002
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