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050 00 $aJF1059.A8$bM37 1995
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100 1 $aMarsh, Ian,$d1943-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80163778
245 10 $aBeyond the two party system :$bpolitical representation, economic competitiveness and Australian politics /$cIan Marsh.
246 1 $aBeyond the 2 party system
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c1995.
263 $a9508
300 $axiii, 409 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aReshaping Australian institutions
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $g1.$tThe Formation, Structure and Impact of the Two Party Regime --$g2.$tA Pluralised Polity? The Rise of Interest Groups and Issue Movements --$g3.$tSetting and Implementing the Political Agenda: Political Parties, Interest Groups and Issue Movements --$g4.$tPolitical Parties, Representation and the Electorate --$g5.$tAustralia and the World Economy --$g6.$tCompetitiveness --$g7.$tThe Tasks of Government --$g8.$tCompetitiveness and Consent --$g9.$tParliament and Policy Making --$g10.$tGovernments and Parliament --$g11.$tParliamentary Committees and Interest Groups: A Case Study of Income Norms --$g12.$tPolitical Learning, Participation and Citizenship.
520 $aThe demands placed on western governments have increased exponentially in recent years, but the fundamental structure of most of these governments - the two party system - has not. Governments are now not only required to be competitive in the global economy, the societies they represent have changed, becoming culturally and ethnically diverse. Is the two party regime able to accommodate the multiple interests of a diverse society and address the policy demands of economic competitiveness?
520 8 $aCan it foster real political participation? Ian Marsh's challenging book suggests not, and outlines the ways in which politics might change to meet these new demands and achieve genuine participatory democracy.
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aLooking at Australia within a broad theoretical framework, the book argues that government can play a key role in building a collaborative and competitive society. The book has a broad historical sweep, exploring the nature of citizenship from the beginnings of the liberal-egalitarian project of Alfred Deakin to the present, proposing a new definition of citizenship for the future. Ian Marsh argues that political earning will be central to the development of this new citizen.
520 8 $aHe suggest ways in which people might learn politics so that they, and not only the leadership elite, have genuine input. The book also shows that interest groups and issue movements have challenged the claims to representativeness and policy making held by the government. It proposes a new structure of policy making better able to accommodate these groups.
650 0 $aRepresentative government and representation$zAustralia.
650 0 $aPolitical participation$zAustralia.
650 0 $aPolitical planning$zAustralia.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010107217
650 0 $aPressure groups$zAustralia.
651 0 $aAustralia$xPolitics and government.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
650 0 $aComparative government.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029298
650 0 $aCompetition.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85029337
830 0 $aReshaping Australian institutions.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n95003407
852 00 $bleh$hJF1059.A8$iM37 1995