| Description |
x, 273 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Keating, Michael
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Wanna, John
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Weller, Patrick, 1944-
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| Contents |
Introduction: the institutions of governance / Patrick Weller -- 1. The future roles of parliament / John Uhr and John Wanna -- 2. Cabinet government: an institution under pressure / Michael Keating and Patrick Weller -- 3. From heirarchy to contracts and back again: reforming the Australian public service / Glyn Davis and R.A.W. Rhodes -- 4. Arm's length policy making: the privatisation of economic policy / Fred Argy -- 5. Remaking federalism? / Michael Keating and John Wanna -- 6. Political parties and the party system: challenges for effective governing / Patrick Weller and Liz Young -- 7. Gaps in policy-making capacities: interest groups, social movements, think tanks and the media -- 8. Governance and the High Court Haig Patapan -- 9. Conclusion: Institutional adaptability and coherence / John Wanna and Michael Keating |
| Summary |
Australia faces major challenges to its forms of governance. Changing expectations of citizens, global pressures on the economy and technological innovation all impact on government operations. This text explores how institutions changed over the 20th century and how they will adapt in future |
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The second book in a series about the future of governance in Australia, it examines how institutions have changed over the last 100 years and how they will cope with modern pressures. The book shows our political institutions in a new light, as dynamic often flexible organisms, and provides new insights into how we are governed |
| Analysis |
Accountability |
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Cabinet |
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Economic policy |
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Federal issue |
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Federal state relations |
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Federalism |
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High Court of Australia |
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Parliament |
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Policy process |
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Policy sciences |
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Political change |
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Political parties, Australian |
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Political systems |
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Pressure groups |
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Public Service |
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Public service |
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State issue |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [244]-263) and index |
| Subject |
Public administration -- Australia.
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Representative government and representation -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
Keating, Michael, 1940-
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Wanna, John.
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Weller, Patrick Moray.
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| ISBN |
1865084832 |
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