Beyond the Two Party System : Political Representation, Economic Competitiveness and Australian Politics (Paperback)

Introduction; Part I. The Two Party Regime: 1. The formation, structure and impact of the two party regime; Part II. The Challenge of Governance: 2. A pluralised polity? The rise of interest groups and issue movements; 3. Setting and implementing the political agenda - political parties, interest groups and issue movements; 4. Political parties, representation and the electorate; Part III. The Challenge of Competitiveness: 5. Australia and the world economy; 6. Competitiveness; 7. The tasks of government; Part IV. Competitiveness and the Structure of Politics: 8. Competitiveness and consent; 9. Parliament and policy making; 10. Governments and Parliament; 11. Parliamentary committees and interest groups: a case study of income norms; Part V. Beyond the Two Party Regime?: 12. Political learning, participation and citizenship.