Are you being served? : state, citizens and governance
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Bibliographic Information
Are you being served? : state, citizens and governance
Allen & Unwin, 2001
Available at 5 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Bibliography: p. [205]-219
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Even while democracy triumphs around the world, there is a growing distrust of governments and a suspicion of politicians. Social capital is in decline, citizens want to be less involved and to pay fewer taxes, but they still want governments to meet their needs and solve many of society's problems. What implications do these often contradictory aspirations have for the process of governance in Australia? This book seeks to answer this question. It begins by examining the attitude of citizens to government, and looks at the different ways that citizens now organize: into social movements rather than political parties. It then explains the consequences of these changes, and asks whether consultation is the answer to developing trust and consent. The conclusion draws the lessons together, suggesting that, in part, the problems are caused by a difference in perception. Nevertheless, governments will need a number of solutions and strategies if the problems of governance in contemporary Australia are to be solved.
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