01271pab a2200181 454500008004000000100001500040245006700055260000900122300001300131362000800144520069400152650003800846650002600884773004800910909001000958999001700968952010400985180718b2004   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aArgy, Fred  aBalancing conflicting goals: the big challenge for governments  c2004  ap.22-28.  aDec  aAustralians are now reaping the economic fruits of two decades of reform and structural change. But they are being asked to turn their backs on egalitarian values once considered untouchable. This article examines key changes and applies two tests: first, could Australia have achieved broadly the same economic benefits with less equity sacrifice; and second, did the shift in policy values towards individualism and materialism adequately reflect the community's own preferences and priorities? The article suggests that the economic and social policy revolution of the last two decades does not fully meet these tests. The policy trade-offs could have been managed better. - Reproduced.  aAdministrative reform - Australia  aAdministrative reform  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration  a64092  c64092d64092  00104070aIIPAbIIPAd2018-07-19hVolume no: 63, Issue no: 4pAR64544r2018-07-19w2018-07-19yAR