John Spoehr is Pro-Vice Chancellor - Reseach Impact at Flinders University. He is also Director of the Australian Industrial Transformation Institute. John leads a multi-discplinary team focusing on industry and workplace transformation in the context of technological change and innovation. He is a prominent local commentator on a wide range of political and economic issues. His previous books with Wakefield Press include Beyond the Contract State: Ideas for social and economic renewal in South Australia, Power Politics: The electricity crisis and you as well as the State of South Australia series.