Coming To The Party

ISBN-13: 9780522852837 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 256 str.

Michael Gawenda; Barry Jones

Opis

In this lively collection of essays, 12 leading politicians and commentators debate whether the Australian Labor Party can win the 2007 elections. Though accused of having a "poisonous opportunistic culture," the Labor Party now holds power in eight of Australia's nine governments, lacking a majority only in the all-important Commonwealth government. Assessing this possibly favorable position, some of the contributors predict a permanent political realignment in which incumbent governments face weak oppositions, offering no real alternative at elections; others believe the Labor Party can be reformed and democratized to make its message compelling once again.