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Title Ministerial careers and accountability in the Australian Commonwealth government / edited by Keith Dowding and Chris Lewis
Published Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource
Series ANZSOG monograph series
ANZSOG (Series)
Contents 1. Hiring, firing, roles and responsibilities / Keith Dowding and Chris Lewis -- 2. Ministers as ministries and the logic of their collective action / John Wanna -- 3. Predicting cabinet ministers: a psychological approach / Michael Dalvean -- 4. Democratic ambivalence? ministerial attitudes to party and parliamentary scrutiny / James Walter -- 5. Ministerial accountability to parliament / Phil Larkin -- 6. The pattern of forced exits from the ministry / Keith Dowding, Chris Lewis and Adam Packer -- 7. Ministers and scandals / Scott Brenton -- 8. A recent scandal : the Home Insulation Program / Chris Lewis -- 9. Assessing ministerial responsibility in Australia / Richard Mulgan
Summary This book examines the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of Australian cabinet ministers. It examines the sorts of jobs ministers do, what is expected of them, what they expect of the job and how they (are supposed to) work together as a team. It considers aspects of how they are chosen to become ministers; how they are scrutinised by parliament and the media; and how ministers themselves view accountability. It also looks at the causes of calls for ministers to resign, examines scandals around ministers and assesses ministerial accountability
Analysis ministers
public sector
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Subject Politicians -- Australia
Politicians -- Australia -- Conduct of life
Political ethics -- Australia
Politicians -- Australia -- Public opinion
Politics and government.
Public administration.
Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
Political ethics
Politicians
Politicians -- Conduct of life
Politicians -- Public opinion
Politics and government
Politics and government -- Public opinion
SUBJECT Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
Australia -- Politics and government -- Public opinion
Subject Australia
Form Electronic book
Author Dowding, Keith M.
Lewis, Chris
ISBN 9781922144010
1922144010
9781922144003
1922144002