Ministerial careers and accountability in the Australian Commonwealth government

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 t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dowding, Keith M.
Other Authors: Lewis, Chris
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. ANU E Press 2012, 2012
Series:ANZSOG monograph series
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:1922144002
9781922144003