Australia
Subtitle: the state of democracy
By: Marian Sawer, Norman Abjorensen, Philip Larkin.
Contributors: Abjorensen, Norman.; Larkin, Phil, 1970-
Publisher: Federation Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Annandale, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9781862877252
Subjects: Democracy -- Australia; Political participation -- Australia; Human rights -- Australia; Australia -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Political history; title: Basic political data; title: Basic socio-economic data; title: Part I - Citizenship, law and rights; title: Nationhood and citizenship; title: The Rule of Law and access to justice; title: Civil and political rights; title: Economic and social rights; title: Part II - Representative and accountable government; title: Free and fair elections; title: Democratic role of political parties; title: Government effectiveness and accountability; title: Civilian control of the military and the police; title: Minimising corruption; title: Part III - Civil society and popular participation; title: The media in a democratic society; title: Political participation; title: Government responsiveness; title: Decentralisation; title: Part IV - Democracy beyond the state and federalism; title: International dimensions of democracy; title: Federalism; title: Index.