▁inequality . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁eleven ▁books , ▁is ▁coordin ating ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Journal ▁of ▁Australian ▁Political ▁Econom y , ▁and ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁editor ial ▁bo ards ▁of ▁Regional ▁Studies , ▁Social ▁Altern atives , ▁Australian ▁Options ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁In nov ation . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁colle ague ▁of ▁Edward ▁Lawrence ▁W heel w right , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁prominent ▁political ▁econom ist ▁who ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁topics ▁in ▁St il well ' s ▁works ▁include ▁urban ▁and ▁regional ▁development , ▁economic ▁inequality , ▁Australian ▁economic ▁policy ▁and ▁the ▁contest ▁of ▁political ▁economic ▁ideas . ▁ ▁Major ▁contributions ▁ ▁Under standing ▁C ities ▁& ▁Reg ions : ▁Sp atial ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁St il well ▁published ▁' Under standing ▁C ities ▁& ▁Reg ions ' ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁developing ▁the ▁theoretical ▁found ations ▁for ▁spatial ▁political ▁economy . ▁T aking ▁insp iration ▁from ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁David ▁Har vey ▁and ▁Manuel ▁Cast ells , ▁St il well ▁suggests ▁that ▁ge ography ▁and ▁political ▁economy ▁are ▁capable ▁of ▁explaining ▁processes ▁of ▁urban isation . ▁Political ▁economy ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁( but ▁not ▁limited ▁to ): ▁( i ) ▁the ▁analysis ▁of ▁how ▁production , ▁distribution ▁and ▁exchange ▁are ▁organ ised ; ▁( ii ) ▁how ▁economic ▁sur plus ▁is ▁generated ▁and ▁the ▁purpose ▁for ▁which ▁is ▁it ▁used ; ▁( iii ) ▁the ▁source ▁of ▁economic ▁growth ▁and ▁rec urrent ▁crisis