| ISBN |
9781862877252 (pbk.) |
| Name |
Sawer, Marian, 1946- |
| Title |
Australia : the state of democracy / Marian Sawer, Norman Abjorensen, Philip Larkin. |
| Published |
Annandale, N.S.W. : Federation Press, 2009. |
| Description |
xii, 322 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes index. |
| Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
On many criteria, Australia has been a pioneering democracy. As one of the oldest continuing democracies, however, a health check has long been overdue. Since 2002 the Democratic Audit of Australia, a major democracy assessment project, has been applying an internationally tested set of indicators to Australian political institutions and practices. |
| Subjects |
Democracy -- Australia |
| Political participation -- Australia |
| Human rights -- Australia |
| Australia -- Politics and government |
| Other Names |
Abjorensen, Norman |
| Larkin, Phil, 1970- |
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