The Australian Journal of Politics and History articles from December 2001

The Australian Journal of Politics and History archives from December 2001

Globalisation and the end of social democracy.
December 1, 2001... It has become increasingly commonplace to argue that processes of globalisation mean that the "old" ways of doing social democratic politics, above all through a politics of redistribution managed by a centralised state, are no longer viable...

Nagano Shigeo: business leadership in the Asia Pacific region and the formation of the Pacific Basin Economic Council.
December 1, 2001... Introduction Australia and Japan have been widely acknowledged as having played a key role in the establishment of the two major regional economic institutions: the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) in 1980 and the Asia Pacific...

A past: a revolution in public ethics.
December 1, 2001... Deviance has two dictionary meanings, problematic difference and directional change. For the purpose of this work, deviance shall mean problematic difference. The labouring poor, lunatics, slum dwellers, slaves, "savages", the sick, children of...

The two faces of economic insecurity: reply to Goot and Watson on One Nation.
December 1, 2001... Goot and Watson's article on One Nation (1) represents a considerable advance on other studies of One Nation, its electoral support and its social foundations. They correctly identify the importance of conservative social attitudes amongst One...

One Nation's electoral support: economic insecurity versus attitudes to immigration.
December 1, 2001... While acknowledging that our study represents "a considerable advance on other studies of One Nation, its electoral support and social foundations", and "correctly identifies the importance of conservative social attitudes of One Nation...

Issues in Australian foreign policy: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... The first half of 2001 saw traditional issues dominating the foreign policy agenda, with both Australia's relationship with the United States and the policy of Asian engagement still holding centre stage. But those old issues generated fresh...

Commonwealth of Australia: January to June 2001. (Political Chronicles).
December 1, 2001... The year began with centenary of Federation celebrations but the first six months of the New Year brought very little for John Howard and the government to celebrate. The economy lurched towards recession, Labor triumphed in the Western...

New South Wales: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Campbelltown By-election Olympics Minister Michael Knight's resignation from Parliament on 12 January necessitated a by-election in Campbelltown, which was held on 3 February. The Liberal Party decided against contesting the seat, leading...

Victoria: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Victoria is administered by a Labor government that, according to some opinion polls, enjoys very strong two-party support and whose premier -- Steve Blacks -- is one of the most popular of Australia's current group of political leaders. Unlike...

Queensland: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Playing Smart Politics with a Divided Opposition On 23 January, after embarking on a three week "listening tour" around the state's shopping centres, jumping on public transport and swimming with sharks, the Premier Peter Beattie called an...

Western Australia: January 2001 to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Western Australian politics returned to its traditional mode when Coalition Premier Richard Court reverted to the early February time slot for the State election rather than opting for a pre-Christmas poll as was the case in 1996. He did break...

South Australia: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Those jurisdictions like South Australia that have in recent decades adopted four-year terms have presumably been seeking to facilitate greater stability, continuity, certainty and longer-term vision within the governmental sector. The Olsen...

Tasmania: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... The start of the twenty-first century found Tasmanians reflecting on the value of a hundred years of Federation. And, according to a Mercury opinion poll the past century had not proved all that beneficial (Mercury, 1 January 2001). Less than...

Northern Territory: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Introduction Issues associated with economic development dominated the period under review but there were various other subjects for political discussion and debate. These included education, relations between the Northern Territory's...

Australian Capital Territory: January to June 2001.
December 1, 2001... Budget 2001-2002 The ACT government in 2001 continued its practice of releasing a draft budget for comment and consultation through Assembly committees. Consensus formation is difficult to achieve in the conflictual environment that...

Reagan, in his own hand: The writings of Ronald Reagan that Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America. (Back to the future, again: Reagan, Bush, and Nader: a review article).
December 1, 2001... Reagan, in his own hand: The writings of Ronald Reagan that Reveal His Revolutionary Vision for America. Edited by Kiron K. Skinner, Annelise Anderson and Martin Anderson, (Forward by George P. Shultz), New York: The Free Press, 2001, 549pp....

W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty. (Back to the future, again: Reagan, Bush, and Nader: a review article).
December 1, 2001... W: Revenge of the Bush Dynasty. Elizabeth Mitchell, New York: Hyperion, 2000, 370pp. Looking back at the Reagan presidency two policy experiments exemplify the Reaganite vision/fantasy: supply-side inspired tax cuts and the development of...

Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush. (Back to the future, again: Reagan, Bush, and Nader: a review article).
December 1, 2001... Shrub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush. Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose. New York: Random House, 2000, 179pp. Looking back at the Reagan presidency two policy experiments exemplify the Reaganite vision/fantasy: supply-side...

Sons: George W. Bush and Al Gore. (Back to the future, again: Reagan, Bush, and Nader: a review article).
December 1, 2001... Sons: George W. Bush and Al Gore. Nicholas Lemann, Redmond: Slate eBooks. , 2000. Looking back at the Reagan presidency two policy experiments exemplify the Reaganite vision/fantasy: supply-side inspired tax cuts and the development of a...

Cutting Corporate Welfare. (Back to the future, again: Reagan, Bush, and Nader: a review article).
December 1, 2001... Cutting Corporate Welfare. Ralph Nader, New York: Seven Stories Press, 2000, 143pp. Looking back at the Reagan presidency two policy experiments exemplify the Reaganite vision/fantasy: supply-side inspired tax cuts and the development of a...

Errata.(Correction Notice)
December 1, 2001... Apology The following corrections should have been incorporated into Prue Torney-Parlicki's article "Selling Goodwill: Peter Russo and the Promotion of Australia-Japan Relations, 1935-1941", in the September 2001 issue (Vol. 47, 3) of the...