At the NSW state election in 2011, the public turned on the 16-year-old Labor administration with unprecedented fury. The Government that had won spectacular victories in 1999 and 2003 was defeated with a swing that was an Australian postwar record. How did it manage to stay in power for four terms? What were its achievements and why did things unravel so badly?
In From Carr to Keneally respected experts analyse the four terms of Labor government in NSW: the premiers and their ministers, the political parties and their electoral fortunes; the role of independents; policies in all key areas; and changes in the bureaucracy, cabinet and parliament.
The definitive account of the Labor era in NSW, From Carr to Keneally goes to the heart of issues which Labor faces around Australia at both state and federal levels.
By:
David Clune, Rodney Smith Imprint: Allen & Unwin Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 153mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 648g ISBN:9781742376639 ISBN 10: 1742376630 Pages: 432 Publication Date:01 March 2012 Recommended Age: From Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction and acknowledgements Contributors PART 1: THE PARTIES AND INDEPENDENTS 1995-2011 1. The Labor Party - Rodney Cavalier 2. The Liberal Party - Rodney Smith 3. The National Party and Rural Politics - Bradley Bowden 4. Non-Rural Independents and the Minor Parties - Rodney Smith PART 2: KEY INSTITUTIONS OF NSW GOVERNMENT 1995-2011 5. Parliament - Rodney Smith 6. Premiers and Cabinets - Paul Fawcett 7. The Public Service - Michael di Francesco 8. NSW in the Federal System - Anne Twomey PART 3: PUBLIC POLICY DEVELOPMENTS IN NSW 1995-2011 9. Budgets and Finance - Russell Ross 10. Health - Jeremy Sammut and David Gadiel 11. Education - Geoffrey Sherington and John Hughes 12. Community Services - Kylie Valentine and Deborah Brennan 13. Law and Order - Sandra Egger 14. Industrial Relations - Greg Patmore 15. Transport - Corinne Mulley and Claudine Moutou 16. Urban Planning - Robert Freestone and Peter Williams 17. The Environment - Bruce Thom PART 4: THE 2011 ELECTION 18. NSW Politics 2007-2010 - David Clune 19. Election Rules, Public Funding and Private Donations - Anika Gauja 20. The Campaign - David Clune 21. The News Media - Peter Chen 22. The Polls and Voter Attitudes - Murray Goot 23. The Results - Antony Green PART 5: INTERPRETATIONS AND CONCLUSIONS 24. How Labor Governed - Rodney Smith 25. Why Labor Lost - David Clune 26. The State of Democracy in NSW - Michael Hogan Index
