Australia under construction : nation-building : past, present and future /
Australia under construction : nation-building : past, present and future /
edited by John Butcher.
- 1 online resource (xv, 171 pages)
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Title from PDF title page (viewed July 28, 2008). "This monograph arose from the special workshop, 'Nation-building in Australia: Past, Present Present and Future', offered as part of the Governing by Looking Back conference held at the Australian National University from 12-14 December, 2007"--Acknowledgements
Includes bibliographical references.
Nation-building in Australia: a discourse, iconic project or tradition of resonance? / The unfinished business of nation-building / In the wake of economic reform ... new prospects for nation-building? / The challenge of teaching Australian history / A passion for white elephants: some lessons from Australia's experience of nation building / Populate, parch and panic: two centuries of dreaming about nation-building in inland Australia / Australia's fiscal straitjacket / The 'Building Better Cities' program 1991-96: a nation-building initiative of the Commonwealth Government / Stumbling towards nation-building: impediments to progress / Broadbanding the nation: lessons from Canada or shortcomings in Australian federalism? / Re-imagining the Australian state: political structures and policy strategies / John Wanna -- John Butcher -- Michael Pusey -- Anna Clark -- Richard Evans -- Robert Wooding -- Fred Argy -- Lyndsay Neilson -- Anthony F. Shepherd -- Michael de Percy -- Ian Marsh.
"From its beginnings as a settler society through to present day concerns about 'broadbanding the nation', the nation-building narrative has resonated with Australians. The very idea of nation-building has both excited the popular imagination about what we might achieve as a society and a nation, and has occasioned despair about missed opportunities. The eleven authors contributing to this monograph reflect on these, and other themes from a variety of perspectives. They challenge our understanding of the term 'nation-building', reflect on its contemporary relevance as a framework for public policy and even re-appraise the contribution of past 'iconic' nation-building endeavours"--Provided by publisher
English.
9781921313783 1921313781 9781921313776 1921313773
458814
22573/ctt236h6v JSTOR
Federal government--Australia--Congresses.
Politics and culture--Australia--Congresses.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
Economic history.
Federal government.
Politics and culture.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Australia--Social conditions--Congresses.
Australia--Economic conditions--Congresses.
Australia--Politics and government--Congresses.
Australia.
Politics and government Economic conditions Social conditions Australia
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
JQ4031
320.994
Title from PDF title page (viewed July 28, 2008). "This monograph arose from the special workshop, 'Nation-building in Australia: Past, Present Present and Future', offered as part of the Governing by Looking Back conference held at the Australian National University from 12-14 December, 2007"--Acknowledgements
Includes bibliographical references.
Nation-building in Australia: a discourse, iconic project or tradition of resonance? / The unfinished business of nation-building / In the wake of economic reform ... new prospects for nation-building? / The challenge of teaching Australian history / A passion for white elephants: some lessons from Australia's experience of nation building / Populate, parch and panic: two centuries of dreaming about nation-building in inland Australia / Australia's fiscal straitjacket / The 'Building Better Cities' program 1991-96: a nation-building initiative of the Commonwealth Government / Stumbling towards nation-building: impediments to progress / Broadbanding the nation: lessons from Canada or shortcomings in Australian federalism? / Re-imagining the Australian state: political structures and policy strategies / John Wanna -- John Butcher -- Michael Pusey -- Anna Clark -- Richard Evans -- Robert Wooding -- Fred Argy -- Lyndsay Neilson -- Anthony F. Shepherd -- Michael de Percy -- Ian Marsh.
"From its beginnings as a settler society through to present day concerns about 'broadbanding the nation', the nation-building narrative has resonated with Australians. The very idea of nation-building has both excited the popular imagination about what we might achieve as a society and a nation, and has occasioned despair about missed opportunities. The eleven authors contributing to this monograph reflect on these, and other themes from a variety of perspectives. They challenge our understanding of the term 'nation-building', reflect on its contemporary relevance as a framework for public policy and even re-appraise the contribution of past 'iconic' nation-building endeavours"--Provided by publisher
English.
9781921313783 1921313781 9781921313776 1921313773
458814
22573/ctt236h6v JSTOR
Federal government--Australia--Congresses.
Politics and culture--Australia--Congresses.
Politics and government.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Essays.
Economic history.
Federal government.
Politics and culture.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Australia--Social conditions--Congresses.
Australia--Economic conditions--Congresses.
Australia--Politics and government--Congresses.
Australia.
Politics and government Economic conditions Social conditions Australia
Electronic books.
Conference papers and proceedings.
JQ4031
320.994