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This historical overview of Australian republicanism includes a complete draft republican Constitution and offers analysis by leading political scientists on changes necessary to achieve good republican government. It also takes a wider historical and comparative perspective with an analysis of European republicanism and the German presidency by a leading European political scientist. The tone of the book is dispassionate, with several contributors opposing or unsympathetic to a republic. It should be of interest to those who wish to contribute to the debate about Australia's future and to understand the implications of an Australian republic. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This book looks at the administrative and leadership style of Prime Minister John Howard’s second and third governments (1998-2004), focussing on key aspects of the government’s approach during this period. It considers major changes in the public sector and its agencies, changes in the relationships between the executive and parliament, and the shift to a more privatised state. It features key policy issues of education, immigration, the republican debate, the GST, foreign policy and indigenous issues. ... Read more

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An account of the Australian political system. The parliament, the mass media, the high court, the electoral system, the federal structure (illustrated by its impact on the environment and Aborigines), the public service and the political parties are all explained. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Inspired by Foucault's discussion of governmentality, this book makes a major contribution to our understanding of government. Interdisciplinary in approach, the book combines theoretical discussion with empirical focus. While a wide range of topics is discussed--from sexual harassment in the military to new contractualism--the contributors explore a range of shared concerns, giving the volume focus and rigor. The book includes a substantial introduction by the editors, and contains work critiquing the central notion of governmentality. ... Read more

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This study aims to benchmark the leadership capabilities of senior and civil servants of a federal government - using Australia as the example - against the leadership capabilities of top managers in the private sector and chairmen and executive and non-executive directors of NHS trusts in the UK. The research highlights the observation that despite a more positive and supportive internal culture of organization, the telling difference in terms of the performance of the organization is in the effectiveness or otherwise of the leadership of the organization. ... Read more

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This provocative book argues that Australia is already a federal republic rather than a constitutional monarchy. While the book does not deny the parliamentary and monarchic elements of the Australian system, it calls for a positive reassessment of the constitution. Brian Galligan forcefully argues that the Australian constitution has primacy over the other political institutions of the nation. The book considers fundamental issues such as the role of the Senate, the possibility of a bill of rights, the way in which the High Court fits into the current system, and the nature of intergovernmental relations. This book will overturn the orthodoxies of much informed opinion, and will challenge republicans and monarchists alike. Brian Galligan's unique perspective as a political scientist throws new light on many constitutional aspects of federalism and will stimulate wide debate. ... Read more

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This bookprovides background to the current debate on health policy by studying the political conflict over it in Australia from 1910 to 1960. It looks at both state and national levels to identify the main structures and forces that shaped the system of publicly-subsidized private practice, which is now most obvious in the fee-for-service scheme. ... Read more

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Terms of Trust is the first book-length analysis of the role of ethics in Australian government. It scrutinises what actually happens in practice against the democratic theory, and identifies the strengths and weaknesses of public-sector ethics. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Commencing with a survey of international approaches to making local government more effective at a time of limited resources, this book explains how new performance measures allow communities and state governments to be much more critical of local action. Practical forward planning techniques based on key social and economic trends are demonstrated with community participation, competition and choice as their goals. Quality customer service techniques are clearly presented. Compulsory competitive tendering is now being introduced into Victoria and this new culture will probably spread to all states. This revolutionary development has been tried overseas and the practical implications are summarized. To solve economic problems requires a much more aggressive approach to the local economy and will require new partnerships with industries. Local boundaries will become more flexible as distinct communities demand self-determination. Numerous methods to assess the suitability of boundaries are discussed and a new regionalism is suggested.Social science researchers and students alike should find this book important reading, while its blend of theory and practice also makes it suitable for public sector practitioners. ... Read more