LEADER 02887 am 22005413u 450 001 9910131648103321 005 20221206100243.0 010 $a1-925022-33-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000466949 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001562725 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16212656 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001562725 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14823645 035 $a(PQKB)10918460 035 $a(WaSeSS)IndRDA00058205 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4410329 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11289030 035 $a(OCoLC)902612648 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4410329 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000466949 100 $a20161108h20152015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe seven dwarfs and the age of the mandarins $eAustralian government administration in the post-war reconstruction era /$fedited by Samuel Furphy 210 1$aActon, Australian Capital Territory :$cAustralian National University Press,$d2015. 210 4$dİ2015 215 $a1 online resource (246 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aANU Lives Series in Biography 311 $a1-925022-32-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aIn the history and folklore of Australia's Commonwealth Public Service, the idea of the 'Seven Dwarfs' has been remarkably persistent. Originally a witty epithet applied to a powerful group of senior public servants, the term has come to represent the professionalisation of Australian government administration during the Second World War and post-war reconstruction era, and into the following two decades of expansion. This was a period when, for the first time, talented university graduates entered the public service, rose to senior levels, and exerted great influence over the affairs of the Commonwealth. With the secure tenure of being permanent heads of departments, they defined the age of the public service mandarin. This book explores the lives and influence of the Seven Dwarfs and their colleagues, bringing together the leading researchers on post-war Australian administration. Featuring four thematic chapters and ten biographical portraits, it offers a fascinating insight into the workings of the Commonwealth Public Service during a critical period in its history 410 0$aANU.Lives series in biography. 606 $aReconstruction (1939-1951)$zAustralia 607 $aAustralia$xOfficials and employees$vBiography 607 $aAustralia$xPolitics and government$y1945- 615 0$aReconstruction (1939-1951) 676 $a920.094 702 $aFurphy$b Samuel 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910131648103321 996 $aThe seven dwarfs and the age of the mandarins$92052490 997 $aUNINA