Australia : the state of democracy
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Australia : the state of democracy
Federation Press, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-313) and index
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内容説明
On many criteria, Australia has been a pioneering democracy. As one of the oldest continuing democracies, however, a health check has long been overdue. Since 2002 the Democratic Audit of Australia, a major democracy assessment project, has been applying an internationally tested set of indicators to Australian political institutions and practices. The indicators derive from four basic principles - political equality, popular control of government, civil liberties and human rights and the quality of public deliberation. Comparative data are taken from Australia's nine jurisdictions, as well as from three comparator democracies, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, to identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for reform. Some of the findings are disturbing. For example, Australia has fallen well behind in the regulation of private money in elections and in controlling the use of government or parliamentary resources for partisan benefit. Transparency and accountability have suffered from relatively weak FOI regimes and from executive dominance of parliaments. For those studying democracy or wanting to reform Australian politics, The State of Democracy provides a wealth of evidence in a well-illustrated and highly accessible format. Internationally, it is an important contribution to thedemocracy assessment literature and pushes into new areas such as the intergovernmental decision-making of federalism.
目次
Introduction Political history Basic political data Basic socio-economic data Part I - Citizenship, law and rights Nationhood and citizenship The Rule of Law and access to justice Civil and political rights Economic and social rights Part II - Representative and accountable government Free and fair elections Democratic role of political parties Government effectiveness and accountability Civilian control of the military and the police Minimising corruption Part III - Civil society and popular participation The media in a democratic society Political participation Government responsiveness Decentralisation Part IV - Democracy beyond the state and federalism International dimensions of democracy FederalismAudit references Index
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