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Practice, Principles, Performance
Patrick Weller
ISBN: 9780868408743
Format: Paperback
Publisher:UNSW Press
Edition: illustrated edition
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Offers a comprehensive study of the development of the central institution of government over the first century of its life. Based on the author's research and 30 years' experience writing about central government in Australia, this book provides an understanding of both the history and the working of the institution.
This is the first comprehensive study of the development of the central institution of government over the first century of its life. Based on the author's detailed archival research and 30 years' experience writing about central government in Australia, it provides an understanding of both the history and the working of the institution. Patrick Weller has written a detailed history, as well as a politics primer. It is book packed with political insights and anecdotes, with lively portraits of our prime ministers and their cabinet colleagues along with the airing of many fascinating details of memos and meetings long buried in the archives.
| ISBN | 0868408743 | | Pages | 304 | | ISBN13 | 9780868408743
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | UNSW Press | | Weight (grammes) | 450 | | Imprint | UNSW Press | | Published in | Sydney | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 235 | | Publication date | 01 Feb 2007 | | Width (mm) | 155 | | Library of Congress | JQ4042 | | Spine width (mm) | 24 | | DEWEY | 320.494 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| | | Acknowledgments | | | | | | Prologue: Cabinet in 1901 and 2006 | | 1 | | 1 | | Understanding cabinet government | | 6 | | Pt. 1 | | The Australian experience | | | | 2 | | Setting the arrangements: 1901-14 | | 20 | | 3 | | Stretching the limits: 1914-23 | | 33 | | 4 | | Consolidation, with hiccups: 1923-41 | | 52 | | 5 | | Fighting war and managing mavericks: 1941-49 | | 77 | | 6 | | An emperor and three pale shadows: 1949-72 | | 95 | | 7 | | Dashed hopes: 1972-75 | | 122 | | 8 | | Working all hours: 1976-83 | | 135 | | 9 | | Contrasting styles: 1983-96 | | 159 | | 10 | | Discipline and control: 1996-2006 | | 177 | | Pt. 2 | | The cabinet system | | | | 11 | | Cabinet, party and parliament: The threads of accountability | | 192 | | 12 | | The rules of cabinet | | 214 | | 13 | | Making policy in cabinet | | 232 | | 14 | | The power of prime ministers: Cabinet as contest | | 249 | | 15 | | Core executives: Is Australian cabinet different? | | 268 | | 16 | | Conclusion: Trends and futures for cabinet government | | 281 | | | | Appendix 1 | | 286 | | | | Appendix 2 | | 289 | | | | References | | 293 | | | | Bibliography and source notes | | 309 | | | | Index | | 316 |
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