| Parliamentary Government in Australia Contributor(s): Ward, Alan J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 178308121X ISBN-13: 9781783081219 Publisher: Anthem Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Australian & Oceanian |
| Dewey: 321.02 |
| Series: Anthem-ASP Australasia Publishing Programme |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6" W x 9" (1.30 lbs) 330 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alan Ward combines constitutional history and political science to compare all nine of Australia's political systems, federal, state and territory, from colonial times to the present. Guided by a model of parliamentary government drawn from comparative politics, he considers the following key topics: the selection of the government, the prime minister and cabinet; government control of the lower house; the primacy of the lower house in bicameral systems; the head of state; the influence of Australian federalism on parliamentary government; and the growth of executive democracy in Australia. Ultimately, Ward argues that as only one of Australia's nine constitutions accurately describes parliamentary government as practiced in the country, it is a democratic imperative that the other eight should be rewritten. |