The seven dwarfs, and the age of the mandarins : Australian government administration in the post-war reconstruction era /
The seven dwarfs, and the age of the mandarins : Australian government administration in the post-war reconstruction era /
edited by Samuel Furphy.
- 1 online resource
- ANU Lives series in biography .
- ANU.Lives series in biography. .
Includes bibliographical references.
The seven dwarfs: a team of rivals / Nicholas Brown -- The post-war reconstruction project / Stuart Macintyre -- Australia and the Keynesian revolution / Alex Millmow -- An age of the mandarins? government in New Zealand, 1940-51 / John R. Martin -- Sir Frederick Shedden: the forerunner / David Horner -- Sir Roland Wilson-primus inter pares / Selwyn Cornish -- Combs the Keynesian / Tim Rowse -- Sir John Crawford and agriculture and trade / David Lee -- Sir Allen Brown: an exemplary public servant / Sir Peter Lawler -- Sir Frederick Wheeler: public servant / Ian Hancock -- Paul Hasluck with Dr Evatt at the United Nations / Geoffrey Bolton -- John Burton: forgotten mandarin? / Adam Hughes Henry -- Sir Arthur Tange: departmental reformer / Peter Edwards -- Sir James Plimsoll: mandarin abroad / Jeremy Hearder.
In 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.
English.
9781925022339 1925022331 1925022323 9781925022322
10.26530/OAPEN_574034 doi
22573/ctt16wcf53 JSTOR
Since 1939
Government executives--Australia--Biography.
Civil service--History.--Australia
Public administration--History.--Australia
Reconstruction (1939-1951)--History.--Australia
Postwar reconstruction--History.--Australia
Federal government--History.--Australia
Public administration.
HISTORY--Modern--21st Century.
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Civil service.
Employees.
Federal government.
Government executives.
Politics and government.
Postwar reconstruction.
Public administration.
Australia--Officials and employees--Biography.
Australia--Politics and government--1945-
Australia.
australia. public service. government administration.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
JQ4040 / .S48 2015eb
352.30994
Includes bibliographical references.
The seven dwarfs: a team of rivals / Nicholas Brown -- The post-war reconstruction project / Stuart Macintyre -- Australia and the Keynesian revolution / Alex Millmow -- An age of the mandarins? government in New Zealand, 1940-51 / John R. Martin -- Sir Frederick Shedden: the forerunner / David Horner -- Sir Roland Wilson-primus inter pares / Selwyn Cornish -- Combs the Keynesian / Tim Rowse -- Sir John Crawford and agriculture and trade / David Lee -- Sir Allen Brown: an exemplary public servant / Sir Peter Lawler -- Sir Frederick Wheeler: public servant / Ian Hancock -- Paul Hasluck with Dr Evatt at the United Nations / Geoffrey Bolton -- John Burton: forgotten mandarin? / Adam Hughes Henry -- Sir Arthur Tange: departmental reformer / Peter Edwards -- Sir James Plimsoll: mandarin abroad / Jeremy Hearder.
In 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.
English.
9781925022339 1925022331 1925022323 9781925022322
10.26530/OAPEN_574034 doi
22573/ctt16wcf53 JSTOR
Since 1939
Government executives--Australia--Biography.
Civil service--History.--Australia
Public administration--History.--Australia
Reconstruction (1939-1951)--History.--Australia
Postwar reconstruction--History.--Australia
Federal government--History.--Australia
Public administration.
HISTORY--Modern--21st Century.
Reconstruction (1939-1951)
Civil service.
Employees.
Federal government.
Government executives.
Politics and government.
Postwar reconstruction.
Public administration.
Australia--Officials and employees--Biography.
Australia--Politics and government--1945-
Australia.
australia. public service. government administration.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
JQ4040 / .S48 2015eb
352.30994