Australia : the state of democracy / Marian Sawer, Norman Abjorensen, Philip Larkin
- Bib ID:
- 4594541
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Sawer, Marian, 1946-
- Description:
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- Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2009
- xii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 9781862877252
- Full contents:
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- Introduction
- Political history
- Basic political data
- Basic socio-economic data
- Part I - Citizenship, law and rights
- Nationhood and citizenship
- The Rule of Law and access to justice
- Civil and political rights
- Economic and social rights
- Part II - Representative and accountable government
- Free and fair elections
- Democratic role of political parties
- Government effectiveness and accountability
- Civilian control of the military and the police
- Minimising corruption
- Part III - Civil society and popular participation
- The media in a democratic society
- Political participation
- Government responsiveness
- Decentralisation
- Part IV - Democracy beyond the state and federalism
- International dimensions of democracy
- Federalism
- Index.
- Notes:
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- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313).
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- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
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