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We Should Be So Lucky : Why the Australian Way Works - Andrew Low

We Should Be So Lucky

Why the Australian Way Works

By: Andrew Low

Hardcover | 20 February 2025

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We Should Be So Lucky, the first book to be released under the Prospect Editions imprint, delves into the secrets behind Australia's remarkable success and why its relative prosperity and good living is not just luck.

Australia is often referred to as the 'Lucky Country' where good fortune has delivered people greater wealth, longer lives and better healthcare. But as Andrew argues, the country's relative prosperity and longevity is not just luck - it stems from a unique blend of political, social and economic institutions and values.

Drawing on his vast experience in global business and finance and his deep connection to Australia, Andrew offers a compelling analysis of how the Australian Way works and why it matters. The book is both a celebration of what Australia has achieved and a guide for other democracies seeking solutions to their own challenges.

'A most interesting and positive analysis.' John Howard, former prime minister of Australia

'What makes Australia so special, and what we need to guard against.' Lucy Hughes Turnbull, former lord mayor of Sydney

'[A] brilliantly researched analysis' Bob Carr, former Australian foreign minister and premier of NSW

'An insightful view of Australia's past successes. More importantly, a way forward for western democracies in the challenging era ahead' Nick Greiner, former premier of NSW and Australian consul-general New York

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'A most interesting and positive analysis...Highlights the contribution to our country's success of our particular democratic institutions and a market system of openness of Australia to trade, migration and investment.' John Howard, former prime minister of Australia

'What makes Australia so special, and what we need to guard against.' Lucy Hughes Turnbull, former lord mayor of Sydney

'A brilliantly researched analysis... Likely to do more to transform our self-image than any writing since Horne's The Lucky Country.' Bob Carr, former Australian foreign minister and premier of NSW

'An insightful view of Australia's past successes. More importantly, a way forward for western democracies in the challenging era ahead.' Nick Greiner, former premier of NSW and Australian consul-general New York

'Andrew Low delivers a giant positive reality check to the endless stream of negativity in electronic and social media.' Lindsay Tanner, former Australian minister for finance

'Perceptive and pertinent, and possibly prescient' Mark Johnson, former deputy chairman, Macquarie Bank

'There are few Australians who understand contemporary Britain better than Andrew Low... We Should Be So Lucky is full of shrewd insight born of long experience.' George Brandis, former Australian high commissioner to the United Kingdom

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