Economic Rationalism in Canberra
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Economic Rationalism in Canberra by Michael Pusey
Throughout the world since the 1970s, state and public sector reform has been driven by a conservative agenda emphasising notions of 'streamlining' and 'rationalisation'; Australia has been no exception. Michael Pusey undertakes a detailed analysis of top bureaucrats in Canberra who have been responsible for this recasting of national policy. He concludes that economist rationalist view dominate each of the key ministries, and have altered the traditional balance between the economy, the state and society. The book also discusses the social significance of economic rationalisation and public sector reform from a theoretical perspective, contributing to contemporary understanding of modernisation, public morality and citizenship in the new global order.
'In 1994 Pusey decided to embark on an ambitious project to discover what Middle Australia really thoughtGet out there into the suburbs, dig and listen, he told himself.' Asia Intelligence
Pusey, Michael: - Michael Pusey was educated in England, France, Australia and the United States, where he took his doctorate at Harvard. He is the author of the best-selling Economic Rationalism in Canberra and is presently Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of New South Wales.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521336611 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521336619 |
| Title | Economic Rationalism in Canberra |
| Author | Michael Pusey |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1989-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 324 |
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