Japan has initiated the program to establish the Multi-Function Polis. Australia's negotiating position is that Japan needs the outcomes from the investment in MFP as much or more than Australia does. The MFP is a test of Australis's ability to look for new ways to master the future. While the project should be favoured for its visionary uncertainty, Australian negotiators must bargain fiercely for enforceable claims to a share of the international benefits.
Mandeville T.. 1988. . A Multi-Function Polis’ for Australia. . Prometheus . , Vol. 6((1)) June;: 94––106. .
Joint Steering Committee, A Concept to Create the Future, 1989.
John Stevens, Melbourne Age, February 3.
Peter Ellyard, Canberra Conference speech reported Melbourne Age 26 February 1990 p.16.
Geoff Strong, ‘Orwellian plan for super city’, Melbourne Herald, 25 February 1990, p.1.