02887 am 22005413u 450 991013164810332120221206100243.01-925022-33-1(CKB)3710000000466949(SSID)ssj0001562725(PQKBManifestationID)16212656(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001562725(PQKBWorkID)14823645(PQKB)10918460(WaSeSS)IndRDA00058205(Au-PeEL)EBL4410329(CaPaEBR)ebr11289030(OCoLC)902612648(MiAaPQ)EBC4410329(EXLCZ)99371000000046694920161108h20152015 uy 0engurcn#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe seven dwarfs and the age of the mandarins Australian government administration in the post-war reconstruction era /edited by Samuel FurphyActon, Australian Capital Territory :Australian National University Press,2015.©20151 online resource (246 pages) illustrationsANU Lives Series in Biography1-925022-32-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.In the history and folklore of Australia's Commonwealth Public Service, the idea of the 'Seven Dwarfs' has been remarkably persistent. Originally a witty epithet applied to a powerful group of senior public servants, the term has come to represent the professionalisation of Australian government administration during the Second World War and post-war reconstruction era, and into the following two decades of expansion. This was a period when, for the first time, talented university graduates entered the public service, rose to senior levels, and exerted great influence over the affairs of the Commonwealth. With the secure tenure of being permanent heads of departments, they defined the age of the public service mandarin. This book explores the lives and influence of the Seven Dwarfs and their colleagues, bringing together the leading researchers on post-war Australian administration. Featuring four thematic chapters and ten biographical portraits, it offers a fascinating insight into the workings of the Commonwealth Public Service during a critical period in its historyANU.Lives series in biography.Reconstruction (1939-1951)AustraliaAustraliaOfficials and employeesBiographyAustraliaPolitics and government1945-Reconstruction (1939-1951)920.094Furphy SamuelMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910131648103321The seven dwarfs and the age of the mandarins2052490UNINA