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Title: No, Prime Minister Condition: New Subtitle: Reclaiming Politics From Leaders Author: Paul Strangio, James Walter Format: Paperback Type: Paperback EAN: 9780868408873 ISBN: 9780868408873 Publisher: NewSouth Publishing Genre: Law & Politics Release Date: 01/09/2007 Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: AU Item Height: 234mm Item Length: 153mm Item Weight: 159g Book Series: Briefings Release Year: 2007 Description: Leadership has become the principal lingua franca of politics. Prime ministers now occupy the centre of the nations political universe. But what are the causes and implications of the sharpening of prime ministerial power? Is untrammelled leadership consistent with democracy? And how is it related to the growing incumbency advantages enjoyed by governments? In this important appraisal of recent Australian political life, James Walter and Paul Strangio analyse the performances of five prime ministers (Whitlam, Fraser, Hawke, Keating and Howard) against the background of institutional changes to the political system that have been in train over the past three decades. The authors also look forward, to ask whether a new prime minister, such as Kevin Rudd, would reverse these trends, and to suggest ways to counter the detrimental vogue for leadership-centric politics. Missing Information?
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