Publications List - Tasman Asia Pacific and Tasman Institute

Below is a list of publications by Michael Porter, Executive Chairman of Tasman Asia Pacific and Tasman Institute, and Founding Director of the Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University (1980-90).  Please contact the Tasman office (61-3- 9853 1932) for more information.

Selected contributions and books:

•  Michael Porter with P. Ackroyd, A Moran, A Chisholm, Environmental Resources and the Market-Place, Tasman Institute, Allen & Unwin (1991)

• Michael Porter with A. Moran and A. Chisholm, Markets, Resources and the Environment, Tasman Institute, Allen & Unwin, (1991).

• Michael Porter with J. W. Freebairn and C. Walsh, Savings and Productivity: Incentives for the 1990s, Centre of Policy Studies, Allen & Unwin (1989).

• Michael Porter with J. W. Freebairn and C. Walsh, Spending and Taxing: Taking Stock, Centre of Policy Studies,Allen & Unwin (1988).

• Michael Porter with J. W. Freebairn and C. Walsh, Spending and Taxing: Australian Reform Options, Allen & Unwin (1987).

• Michael Porter with L. H. Cook, The Role of Minerals and Energy in the Australian Economy, Allen & Unwin (1984).

• Report by Tasman Institute, Carbon Taxes: Effects on Prices and Incomes, Tasman Institute, (January 1992)

• Michael G Porter and Peter R Hartley, Treasurer Keating's Legacy, Tasman Institute, (July 1991)

• Michael Porter with L. H. Cook, The Role of Minerals and Energy in the Australian Economy, Allen & Unwin, (1984)

• Michael Warby, Contributions by Michael Porter, Past Wrongs, Future Rights, Tasman Institute, (1997).

• Contributions by Michael Porter, Withering Heights: The State of Higher Education in Australia, Centre of Policy Studies,  (1988)

• Edited by Chisholm and Moran, Contributions by Michael Porter, The Price of Preservation, Tasman Institute, (1993)

• H. Siebert (ed.) Contributions and edited by MG Porter,Taxation of the Australian Resource Sector  in The Resource-Sector in an Open Economy, Mannheim, (1983)

• Contributions by Michael Porter, Australian Tax Forum, a journal of taxation policy, law and reform Volume 7, Number 2, 1990, Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University

• Contributions by Michael Porter, Telecommunications in Australia - Competition or Monopoly?, Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University (1982)

• Roger Douglas, Contributions by Michael Porter, Unfinished Business, Random House Group (1993)

• Contributions and edited by MG Porter, The Minerals Sector and the Australian Economy, Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University - Special Study No 6, (1984)   

• Ranson (ed.),Social Democratic Governments: the Failure of Economic Controls, Blast, Budge or Bypass: Towards a Social Democratic Australia, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (1984)

• Contributions by Michael Porter, Quangos: The Problem of Accountability, proceedings of a conference on The Dilemma of Accountability in the Quango State, Australian Institute of Management, (November, 1982).

• Michael Porter, Social Aspects of Energy in Australia:  A Social Science Literature and Research Review - A Comment, in Dr. J.A. Black (ed.), Liquid Fuels in Australia:  A Social Science Research Perspective, Pergamon Press, (Melbourne, 1982).

• Contributions by Michael Porter, Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Water Supply, Asian Development Bank (2000)

• Edited by Michael Porter, Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Airports and Air Traffic Control, Asian Development Bank,(2000)

• Edited by Michael Porter, Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Ports, Asian Development Bank,(2000)

• Edited by Michael Porter, Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Roads, Asian Development Bank,(2000)

• Edited by Michael Porter, Developing Best Practices for Promoting Private Sector Investment in Infrastructure: Power, Asian Development Bank,(2000)

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Selected Journal Publications:    

• From Plan to Market, World Development Report, The World Bank (1996)

• Michael Porter, M. G. Porter, P.Ackroyd, A.Moran, A.Chisholm, Environmental Resources and the Market Place, Allen & Unwin (1994)

• Liquid Gold?  - Opportunities in Australian Water, Euromoney – Global and Utilities Report, (January 2 1986)

• Selling the People Their Own Farm, Institute of Public Affairs Review, 40, 1 (Autumn, 1986).

• Through the Tax Reform Maze:  Taxing the Threshold, (with G. Bascand, J.P. Cox), Institute of Public Affairs Review, 39, 2 (Spring 1985).

• Youth:  Wage Rate Victims, Institute of Public Affairs Review, 39, 3 (1985/86).

• Resource Taxation - 1984, Economic Papers, 3 (September 1984).

• Mining, Taxation and Economic Welfare, Growth, CEDA (June, 1982).

• Australian Resource Development, Economic Papers, No. 67 (August, 1981).

• Stabilization, Regulation and Misplaced Entrepreneurship, Quadrant, XXII, (September 1978).

• Entrepreneurship versus Static Enterprise, in The Entrepreneur in Society, The Centre of Independent Studies, Policy Forums 2, Sydney, (April, 1983)

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Reprints:

• “Aspects of Monetary Theory and Policy” and invited Address Eighth Conference of Economists, LaTrobe University, 1979; Economic Record (1980)

• “Taxation, Incentives and Productivity”, Australian Institute of Political Science, Canberra, The Politics of Taxation, Canberra, (January 1980)

• “Monetary Targeting”,  in the Australian Financial System Inquiry, Commissioned Studies and Selected Papers, Part 1, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, (January 1982)

• “Exchange Controls and Exchange Rate Policies, in the Australian Financial System Inquiry, Commissioned Studies and Selected Papers, Part 1, Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, (January 1982)

• “Money and Finance: The Direction of the Australian Capital Market in 1970s” in W.E Norton (ed.) Conference in Applied Economic Research, Sydney, (June 1980)

• “Financial Structure and Resource Development”, Giblin Lecture, Search, Vol 12, No 10, (October 1981)

• “On the Deregulation of Education”, Economic Papers, No 68, (October 1981)

• “Money Market Pressures”, in S. Harris and E. Taylor (ed.), Resource Development and the Future of Australian Society, C.R.E.S. Monograph 7, A.N.U. Press (1982)

• M.G Porter, R.J Clarke, D.M Hocking, E. Sieper, “The Aluminium Industry in Australia in the 1980s”, a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on National Resources, Hansard, (March 1981)

• “The Resource Tax Debate”, a paper presented to the 1982 Australian Petroleum Exploration Conference, May 1982. APEA Journal, (May 1982)

• “Comment on the Final Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Australian Financial System”, Legislative Research Service, Discussion Paper No 2, Dept. of the Parliamentary Library, December, 1981; also published in Australian Economic Review, No 57, (1st Quarter, 1982)

• “Energy Factors and Industry Location”. A paper prepared for the Secretariat of the Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, O.E.C.D. (February 1982)

• D.C.L. Nellor, R.J Clarke, C.T.Fletcher and M.G Porter, “An Evaluation of the Northern Territory of Australia Draft Mineral Royalty Bill, (October, 1981)

• L.H. Cook and M.G Porter, “IAC Enquires into General Reductions in Protection, Budgetary Assistance and Export Incentives to Industry”, (January, 1982)

• “A Role for Private Enterprise in Electricity Generation” presented at the Gippsland Energy Resource Economics Conference, (April 20 1982)

• P.R Hartley and M.G Porter, “Pricing of Electricity and Questions of Ownership”, presented at the Conference on the Economics of Electric Power Systems, Australian Graduate School of Management University of New South Wales, (July 1983)

• A.O.Krueger and M.G Porter, “The Asset Theory of Exchange Rate Determination and the Resource Boom”, (October 1981)

• M. G Porter and K.D Smuin. “Some Economic Aspects of Uranium Enrichment in Australia” , A paper presented to the Australian Institute for Nuclear Science and Engineering, Griffith University, Queensland, (August 1982)

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 Selected Conference Presentations:

• "Water Privatisation and Reform In Australia - Issues, Prospects and Exports", Competitive Water Industry, Chairman of Conference, (April 1997)

• Corporatising, Privatising & Converging Utilities, (February 1997)

• Restructure of the Power Sector, National Trade & Investment Trade Outlook, (December 1996)

• Towards a Policy for Water Resources and Management in the Asian and Pacific Region Regional Consultation Workshop, Asian Development Bank, (10-14 May, 1996) 

• Convenor on the urbanization context and on private sector participation, Water Industry Conference, Sydney, Australia, (Feb., 1996)

• The Impact of Private Sector Competition in the Water Industry. World Bank Conference: Management Options & Private Sector Participation in the Delivery of Water Supply and Sewerage Services, Dr. Porter’s paper was entitled A Tale of Three Cities. Bandung, Indonesia, (1995)

• Privatisation in Victoria: the Case of the Electricity Sector Reforms. Privatisation Forum, Melbourne, Australia, (June 7 1995) 

• Future Directions in Water, Chair, IIR Conference, Sydney (May, 1995)

• Future Directions in Commercialisation and Privatisation in the Water Industry, presented to the Effective Water Resource Management Conference, IIR Conferences, Sydney, Australia, (August, 1993)

• Privatisation: The Gains to Victoria, Privatisation Conference, Melbourne, Australia, (August, 1992)

• Infrastructure in Australia, The Role of Private Ownership, Government Regulation and Political Control, Bureau of Industry Economics Infrastructure Conference, Canberra, Australia, (June, 1992)

• Competition in the Electricity Market, Australian Institute of Energy Conference, Canberra, Australia, (April, 1992)

• Water Resources Reform - Pricing and Privatisation Issues, presentation to Water Resource Reform Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, October, (1991)

• Alternative Forms of Regulation for the Water Industry, presented at a conference entitled Water Resources Reform, Sydney, Australia, (September, 1991)

• The Need for Change: Corporatising the Hunter Water Board, presented at a conference on Deregulation and Reform in Public Utilities, Sydney, Australia, (July 1991)

• Economic and Environmental Efficiency: The Water and Waste Water Industry, presented to the Cabinet Office, NSW, Australia, (March, 1991)

• Australia and New Zealand in the 21st Century, presented to the Institute of Company Directors Conference, Victoria, Australia, (November 1990)

• The Liberalizing of Australia - Challenges from Within and Without, presented at the Australian Gas Association Annual Convention, Sydney, Australia, (October 1988)

• Regulation, De-Regulation and Re-Regulation, a paper presented a conference entitled Queensland's Economic Future, Brisbane, Australia, (July, 1987)

• The Burden of Government Regulation and Public Ownership, presented at an Australian Chamber of Commerce Conference Extravagant Government or Prosperity, Melbourne, Australia, (June, 1986)

• Private Resource Development and Public Electricity Supply, presented at a conference State Enterprise and Deregulation, Melbourne, Australia, (January, 1983)

• Private Resource Development and Public Utilities - Some Hazards of Sleeping with Elephants, presented at an international symposium Risks and Returns in Large Scale Natural Resources Projects, Bellagio, Italy, (November, 1982)

• Changing the Tax Mix, Papers presented at a conference organised by the Centre of Policy Studies, Monash University, (1986)

• The Function and Purpose of Corporate Law, Proceedings of a conference held in Melbourne, (16th July 1990)

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