This week the Centre for Policy Development presents a special policy edition on the Budget. Some of Australia’s most respected economists, including John Quiggin, Steve Keen, and Frank Stilwell, look at the social and economic implications of last week's Budget and find a lot of missed opportunities. After years of underinvestment in skills and infrastructure, we need economic management that reflects widely-held values such as fairness, ethical responsibility, and stewardship of our common future.