02923 am 22005653u 450 991013745690332120221206182555.01-921313-78-1(CKB)3170000000065404(EBL)4697879(SSID)ssj0000764440(PQKBManifestationID)11435292(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000764440(PQKBWorkID)10775904(PQKB)11125059(PQKBManifestationID)16454395(PQKB)20405589(MiAaPQ)EBC4697879(WaSeSS)Ind00043691(WaSeSS)IndRDA00055942(WaSeSS)IndRDA00120516(EXLCZ)99317000000006540420200603d2008 uy 0engurmn#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdaxarrierAustralia under construction nation-building : past, present and future /edited by John ButcherCanberra, Australian Capital Territory :ANU Press,2008.1 online resource (xiii, 171 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)"This monograph arose from the special workshop, 'Nation-building in Australia: Past, Present and Future', offered as part of the Governing by Looking Back conference held at The Australian National University from 12-14 December 2007."1-921313-77-3 Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter.1. Nation-building in Australia: a discourse, iconic project or tradition of resonance? --2. The unfinished business of nation-building --3. In the wake of economic reform …new prospects for nation-building? --4. The challenge of teaching Australian history --5. A passion for white elephants: some lessons from Australia’s experience of nation building --6. Populate, parch and panic: two centuries of dreaming about nation-building in inland Australia --7. Australia’s fiscal straitjacket --8. The ‘Building Better Cities’ program 1991-96: a nation-building initiative of the Commonwealth Government --9. Stumbling towards nation-building: impediments to progress --10. Broadbanding the nation: lessons from Canada or shortcomings in Australian federalism? --11. Re-imagining the Australian state: political structures and policy strategies.ANZSOG (Series)Federal governmentAustraliaCongressesPolitics and cultureAustraliaCongressesAustraliaEconomic conditionsCongressesFederal governmentPolitics and culture320.60971Butcher JohnWaSeSSWaSeSSBOOK9910137456903321Australia under construction2052535UNINA