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Australia under construction : nation-building : past, present and future / / edited by John Butcher



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Titolo: Australia under construction : nation-building : past, present and future / / edited by John Butcher Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory : , : ANU Press, , 2008
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 171 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 320.60971
Soggetto topico: Federal government - Australia
Politics and culture - Australia
Soggetto geografico: Australia Economic conditions Congresses
Persona (resp. second.): ButcherJohn
Note generali: "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."
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapter.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Australia under construction  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-921313-78-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 996217050403316
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