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Author : Bligh Grant,Joseph Drew
Publisher : Springer
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789811038679

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Local Government in Australia by Bligh Grant,Joseph Drew Pdf

This book offers a general introduction to and analysis of the history, theory and public policy of Australian local government systems. Conceived in an international comparative context and primarily from within the discipline of political studies, it also incorporates elements of economics and public administration. Existing research tends to conceptualise Australian local government as an element of public policy grounded in an 'administrative science' approach. A feature of this approach is that generally normative considerations form only a latent element of the discussions, which is invariably anchored in debates about institutional design rather than the normative defensibility of local government. The book addresses this point by providing an account of the terrain of theoretical debate alongside salient themes in public policy.

Author : Jeremy Moon,Campbell Sharman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2003-02-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0521532051

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Australian Politics and Government by Jeremy Moon,Campbell Sharman Pdf

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Author : Geoffrey Sawer
Publisher : Melbourne University
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015065548185

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Australian Government Today by Geoffrey Sawer Pdf

Author : Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly,John F. Martin
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780802099631

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Local Government in a Global World by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly,John F. Martin Pdf

Contributors provide insights into key themes impacting local governance in two federations with much in common historically, culturally, and politically: Australia and Canada. These essays examine changes in the Australian and Canadian systems through four thematic lenses: citizen participation in government systems, the restructuring and reform of local governments, the use of performance measures and management systems in the administration of local governments, and the relations of local governments within higher levels of governments.

Author : Mitchell Dean,Barry Hindess
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521586712

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Governing Australia by Mitchell Dean,Barry Hindess Pdf

Inspired by Foucault's discussion of governmentality, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of government. The book is interdisciplinary in approach, and combines theoretical discussion with empirical focus. It includes a substantial introduction by the editors, and contains work critiquing the central notion of governmentality. A range of topics are discussed, including regulation of the unemployed and people with HIV/AIDS, sexual harassment in the military, the corporatisation of education, new contractualism and governing personality. While their topics are varied, the contributors explore a range of shared concerns, including notions of problematisation, expert knowledge, rationality, freedom and autonomy, giving the volume focus and rigour. This book will be essential reading in political science, sociology, law, philosophy, education and economics.

Author : Alan Fenna,Jane Robbins,John Summers
Publisher : Pearson Higher Education AU
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781486001385

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Government Politics in Australia by Alan Fenna,Jane Robbins,John Summers Pdf

Government and Politics in Australia 10e is the comprehensive and scholarly political science text that provides thorough and accessible content written by authorities in the field. Now in its 10th edition, Government and Politics in Australia continues to provide students with a research-based, in-depth contemporary introduction to the Australian political system. A strengthened focus on government and politics ensures that this classic text remains the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to the structure and institutions of Australian government, as well as political parties, representation, interest groups and the role of the media in Australian politics. The 10th edition has been thoroughly revised and updated by experts in the field led by a new editor team and includes a completely new chapter on Australia in the world.

Author : Glyn Davis,Catherine Althaus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000247909

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The Australian Policy Handbook by Glyn Davis,Catherine Althaus Pdf

Public policy permeates every aspect of our lives. It is the stuff of government, justifying taxes, driving legislation, and shaping our social services. Public policy gives us roads, railways and airports, emergency services, industry development, and natural resource management. While politicians make the decisions, public servants provide analysis and support for those choices. Drawing on their extensive practical experience, the authors outline the processes used in making public policy. They systematically explain the relationships between political decision-makers, public service advisers, other community participants, and those charged with implementing the programs that result. The sixth edition of this widely used introduction is fully updated, and includes new material on the professionalisation of politicians, the role of opposition members, loss of corporate memory in the public service, addressing systemic policy failure, nudge economics and the impact of social media and the sharing economy on policy making and government. 'An invaluable guide for practitioners, academics and students to the craft of policy analysis, development and evaluation. It is an important resource for those with a commitment to sound evidence-based public policy.' Ken Smith, ANZSOG CEO and Dean 'An enduring and important contribution to the field. Althaus, Bridgman and Davis' pioneering policy cycle approach continues to offer vital insights into the policy-making process in Australia and internationally.' Lisa Paul AO PSM, Former Secretary of the Department of Education

Author : Benjamin T. Jones
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780773592063

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Republicanism and Responsible Government by Benjamin T. Jones Pdf

Despite remarkable similarities, little attempt has been made to compare the political development of colonial-era Australia and Canada. Both nations were born as British colonies and used violent and non-violent means to agitate for democratic freedoms. Republicanism and Responsible Government explores how these sister colonies transformed the very nature of the British Empire by insisting on democratic self-rule. Focusing on the middle of the nineteenth century, Benjamin Jones explores key points in colonial Australian and Canadian history - Canada's Rebellions of 1837-38 and the Durham Report, and Australia's anti-transportation movement and the Eureka Stockade. Previously, historians have looked to liberalism when explaining radicalism and democratization. Jones, however, contends that Canadian and Australian radicals and reformers were influenced by the ancient political philosophy of civic republicanism, with its focus on collectivism, civic duty, and virtue. William Lyon Mackenzie and John Dunmore Lang, he argues, did not champion republicanism to achieve individual rights but to create a virtuous society free from the corruption they saw in the status quo. Republicanism and Responsible Government challenges traditional interpretations of key events in Australian and Canadian history and shows that even though both nations remain constitutional monarchies, republican ideas have shaped their foundations since the earliest days of settlement.

Author : Brian Galligan
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995-09-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0521373549

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A Federal Republic by Brian Galligan Pdf

A provocative reassessment of the Australian constitution from the perspective of a political scientist.

Author : Richard Tomlinson,Marcus Spiller
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-07-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781486307982

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Australia's Metropolitan Imperative by Richard Tomlinson,Marcus Spiller Pdf

Since the early 1990s there has been a global trend towards governmental devolution. However, in Australia, alongside deregulation, public–private partnerships and privatisation, there has been increasing centralisation rather than decentralisation of urban governance. Australian state governments are responsible for the planning, management and much of the funding of the cities, but the Commonwealth government has on occasion asserted much the same role. Disjointed policy and funding priorities between levels of government have compromised metropolitan economies, fairness and the environment. Australia’s Metropolitan Imperative: An Agenda for Governance Reform makes the case that metropolitan governments would promote the economic competitiveness of Australia’s cities and enable more effective and democratic planning and management. The contributors explore the global metropolitan ‘renaissance’, document the history of metropolitan debate in Australia and demonstrate metropolitan governance failures. They then discuss the merits of establishing metropolitan governments, including economic, fiscal, transport, land use, housing and environmental benefits. The book will be a useful resource for those engaged in strategic, transport and land use planning, and a core reference for students and academics of urban governance and government.

Author : Changwei Chen
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000927931

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Australia’s Pursuit of an Independent Foreign Policy under the Whitlam Labor Government by Changwei Chen Pdf

Examining a series of episodes in Australia’s foreign relations under Whitlam, the author pays attention to a broad range of hitherto insufficiently researched domestic and international issues in Australian’s foreign relations of the early 1970s. The election of the Whitlam-led Labor Government in December 1972 ushered in fresh ideas and audacious initiatives in Australia’s foreign policy. Whitlam’s approach was shaped by a vision of taking Australia forward to its “rightful” and “independent” place in the future of the Asia-Pacific region. They range from immigration policy and the abolition of appeals from Australian Courts to the Privy Council to such major international issues as the Anglo-American base in Diego Garcia, French nuclear testing in the Pacific and the Five-Power Agreement with respect to Malaysia and Singapore. He demonstrates how the pursuit of foreign policy independence repeatedly placed the Whitlam Government in a position wedged in between Australia’s traditional allies and the Third World; and how it navigated Australia’s national interests on a series of dilemma situations involving conflicting strategic interests between Australia and its traditional allies, and those between major powers and the non-aligned countries. The analysis presented in this book contributes to not only historical literature on the subject but also the understanding of how a middle power, like Australia, can navigate intensifying great power rivalry. Essential reading for scholars of Australian foreign policy, as well as being an invaluable case study of middle power diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific region.

Author : Meredith Edwards,John Halligan,Bryan Horrigan,Geoffrey Nicoll
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921862908

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Public Sector Governance in Australia by Meredith Edwards,John Halligan,Bryan Horrigan,Geoffrey Nicoll Pdf

"Provides the first comprehensive theoretical and empirical work on governance in the Commonwealth public sector. It addresses the issues that emerged under the Howard government as well as their handling under the Rudd and Gillard governments." - abstract.

Author : Alan J. Ward
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781783081219

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Parliamentary Government in Australia by Alan J. Ward Pdf

Alan J. Ward combines constitutional history and political science to compare all nine of Australia’s political systems, federal, state and territorial, from colonial times to the present. Guided by a model of parliamentary government drawn from comparative politics, he considers the following key topics: the selection of the government, the prime minister and cabinet; government control of the lower house; the primacy of the lower house in bicameral systems; the head of state; the influence of Australian federalism on parliamentary government; and the growth of executive democracy in Australia. Ultimately, Ward argues that as only one of Australia’s nine constitutions accurately describes parliamentary government as practiced in the country, it is a democratic imperative that the other eight be rewritten.

Author : John Power
Publisher : ANU E Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2010-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781921666551

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Fiducial Governance by John Power Pdf

FIDUCIAL GOVERNANCE: AN AUSTRALIAN REPUBLIC FOR THE NEW MILLENNIUM represents an attempt to grapple with the challenges of designing governance regimes suited to the new millennium. Power's monograph asserts the need for the reform of Australian governance and charts Australia's fitful progress towards a republican future. Along the way he sketches a framework for constitutional reform, mindful of the strengths and weaknesses of the current system of government and the contest of ideas about the role and configuration of Australian Heads of State. Long a frustrated Australian republican, Power contends that the republican log jam is due in significant part to a lack of respect shown by the republican policy community to the contribution long made to good governance by monarchical heads of state. This monograph seeks to draw lessons from this experience, so as to make the republican venture one of substance for the Australian public. In so doing, Power draws on a range of republican, indigenous and feminist writings in order to develop a new framework of 'fiducial governance' aimed at enhancing the trustworthiness and integrity of our institutions of governance, thereby paving the way for the replacement of the monarch by a directly elected head of state. This is an erudite and thoughtful book that will be of interest to those with an interest in systems of governance and to constitutional scholars, whether they be republicans or monarchists.

Author : W.H. Heick
Publisher : Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781554587049

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Federalism in Canada and Australia by W.H. Heick Pdf

This book is a comparison of the history and politics of two sister societies, comparing Canada with Australia, rather than, as is traditional, with the United Kingdom or the United States. It is representative of a particular interest in promoting more contact and exchange among Canadian and Australian scholars who were investigating various features of the two societies. Because some of them were individually involved in aspects of federalist studies, an examination of the early evolution of federalism in what once were the two sister dominions seemed quite an appropriate area in which to begin comparisons. The book discusses Canadian federalism from about 1864 to 1880 and Australian federalism from about 1897 to 1914. It examines the background and changes wrought on early Canadian federalism and early Australian federalism.