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Federalism and fiscal balance: a comparative study »
Publication date: 1977
Few topics in the world of public finance arouse more heat than the financial arrangements between the central government and the states or provinces of countries with federal systems of government. In an attempt to shed some light on these sometimes complex arrangements, this book discusses financial relationships between central and state or provincial governments in four federal countries-Australia, Canada, the United States of America and West Germany. It covers the information on political organisation and constitutional requirements of each country, examination of relevant theories on fiscal federalism, and a survey of economic structure and developments in each country necessary to give the study a true perspective. Dr Hunter faces up to the problems currently confronting federal countries and gives careful consideration to the advantages of fiscal decentralisation and the need for improved methods of inter-governmental co-operation. In an Australian context he suggests several ways in which improvements could be made in the functioning of the federation within a framework of medium and long range economic planning. The problem of federal-state/provincial relationships admits of no easy answers; indeed, any answers will be open to challenge. Nonetheless this book will be essential reading for students of economics and government, in Australia and overseas, and for government officials and economists in many countries.
A handbook of Australian government and politics, 1965-1974 »
Publication date: 1977
The Handbook o f Australian Government and Politics 1965-1974 is a sequel to the volume published in 1968 which covered the years 1890 to 1964. That volume contains a wealth of gubernatorial, cabinet, and electoral data that have made it a basic research tool for Australian historians and political scientists. The present volume follows the format of the first - cabinet and portfolio lists, then voting information for each election between 1965 and 1974. A postscript brings the information up to the end of 1976 - as up to date as it can be, given the unpredictability of politics. Together or separately, these volumes are indispensable reference works.
The foreign trade of China: policy, law, and practice »
Publication date: 1977
Although trade with China is no longer regarded exclusively as a one-way street permitting Western mercantilism to exploit an infinite market, the subject has been largely ignored in the West since the establishment of the People's Republic. Hence the importance of this pioneering study. In his illuminating discussion of the objectives of Chinese foreign trade, Professor Hsiao explains its significance both in the development of the national economy and in a diplomatic context. He also discusses the organization of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Trade, the business and administrative operations of Chinese national foreign trade corporations, China{u2019}s concept of international trade agreements, her trade representation abroad, and the status of alien residents and property in China. In addition, he analyzes many relevant laws, cases, contractual arrangements, agencies and distributorships, and formal and informal methods of settling disputes, illustrating China's uniquely flexible approach to foreign commerce. A rare collection of Chinese trade documents and contracts is included. Since Japan is China's major trading partner, the author's command of both Chinese and Japanese sources is of particular value. Moreover, he is the first American scholar to have utilized extensive interviews with Japanese traders who have acquired extensive experience in dealing with China. Especially noteworthy is his detailed review of three recent crises in Sino-Japanese commercial relations. A native of Shanghai, an American-educated lawyer and political scientist, and a longtime student of Chinese history and culture, Professor Hsiao is uniquely qualified to write this book, which should interest students of international law, politics, economics, and contemporary Chinese society as well as being extremely helpful to businessmen contemplating trade with the People{u2019}s Republic of China.
The Loyalty Islands: a history of culture contacts, 1840-1900 »
Publication date: 1977
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Sydney in ferment: crime, dissent and official reaction, 1788 to 1973. »
Publication date: 1977
Crime fascinates many members of the public. They are eager to know what forms it takes, whether kinds of crime change, what measures are taken to combat it. Sydney in Ferment draws widely on primary sources, many previously unpublished. It focuses on trends in criminal behaviour, political dissidencc, collective violence and crime control polices in New South Wales from Phillip{u2019}s landing in 1788 to the early 1970s. It investigates variations in rates and types of crime and threats to public order and discusses changes in criminal law, the creation and development of police forces and trends in criminal procedure and penal form. Its conclusion on the relative weights to be given to the influence of short-term changes in policy on criminal justice and to fundamental social and economic factors will provoke spirited discussion. This book is a lively account both of crime itself and also of the changes in the moral attitudes of the officials and the public at large.
The Book of Luelen »
Publication date: 1977
Luelen Bernart, a member of a prominent Ponapean family, was highly regarded for his wealth of traditional knowledge. He wrote this version of his island's history for his relatives and children, but the style of the text reflects the education he received at the Protestant mission school at Ohwa (Oa). 'The Book of Luelen' is the fullest account of Ponape's history that has ever been written by a native of that island. Luelen Bernart gives a comprehensive account of Ponape from the time of its creation to the first European contact. Myths and legends interwoven with history and botanical lore provide a rich source of information about this island. Luelen Bernart died near the end of World War II, but the record that he leaves behind gives an insider's view of Ponapean history that will delight all those interested in the Pacific and its people.
The impact of Port Botany »
Publication date: 1976
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Sydney's environmental amenity, 1970-1975: a study of the system of waste management and pollution control »
Publication date: 1976
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Dream and disillusion: a search for Australian cultural identity »
Publication date: 1976
Works of literature are not created in isolation. They are formed by the interplay between personal and national identity, between the background of the writer and the ethos of his time. This book explores, through the lives and works of four writers and their friends in Melbourne in the first forty years of this century - Vance Palmer, Frank Wilmot, Louis Esson and Frederick Sinclaire - the struggle to identify what was unique and valuable in Australian life. Palmer and his associates sought to realise an Australian literary nationalism. The book shows how the ferment of ideals and aspirations floundered inexorably into war, the violent social upheavals of conscription, and disillusion. The author examines the ideals of his leading figures, and the ideas which informed their literary nationalism - identity with radical causes, an idealised bush life, robust masculinity; but he is also aware of the shortcomings of their Australianism and suggests that these ideas were more inhibiting than their adherents believed. Drawing on a rich array of private papers, articles, novels, and interviews to capture the flavour of this period, Dr Walker explores a vital area of Australian culture. The result is a fresh and persuasive account of the writers and their world.
Sino-Soviet diplomatic relations, 1917-1926 »
Publication date: 1976
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Marists and Melanesians: a history of Catholic missions in the Solomon Islands »
Publication date: 1976
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Knowledge & power: lectures »
Publication date: 1976
In mid-1975, Professor F R Jevons visited The Australian National University under the auspices of the ANU Advisory Committee on Science and Technology Policy Research. The purpose of his visit was to stimulate interest in the study of science and technology policy issues. During his stay Professor Jevons gave a number of lectures covering the relationship of basic scientific research to techno logical innovation in industry, the organisation of scientific research, the nature of knowledge, and science in literature. The lectures and other material, edited by Dr C E West, are now made available to the wide range of people interested in the relationships of science, technology and society.
Greek children in Sydney »
Publication date: 1976
In many o f the inner city Sydney schools the often numerous Greek pupils are usually seen by their teachers as problems. They are said to be unpunctual and immature; their levels of achievement are low. Their parents ignore notes from the school and do not insist that homework is done. They shift house frequently, so that the children are forever changing schools. The children do not mix with Australian children any more than necessary in school, and they mix only with other Greek children out of school. These Greek pupils reach only low standards and, as they are usually older than the class average, leave school without having mastered basic skills. In this unusual book we find explanations for these characteristics. The children and their parents speak for themselves about what it is like to grow up in Australia w ith in a family that attempts, against serious odds, to preserve traditional Greek ways of life in spite of the influences of schools and the parents' jobs . Their voices are heard with little interruption, comment or interpretation - they are vivid, instructive and often movinq.
Portents of protest in the Later Han dynasty: the memorials of Hsiang K'ai to Emperor Huan »
Publication date: 1976
Among the chief reasons for the weakness and ultimate collapse of the imperial system of Han were the social and political divisions which arose between the emperor and the scholar-officials who served him. Portents of Protest, which forms part of a continuing study of the reigns of the Emperors Huan and Ling, the last effective rulers of Han, discusses the criticisms that were made of imperial policies and the philosophical background to the debate. It studies in some detail the means by which critics of the imperial government sought to urge their case by reference to supernatural or unusual phenomena as warnings to the throne.
Studies in the eighteenth century III: papers presented at the Third David Nichol Smith Memorial Seminar, Canberra 1973 »
Publication date: 1976
This volume of essays, from the Third David Nichol Smith Memorial Seminar, continues the valuable and lively tradition established in the two earlier seminars and volumes. The essays, by distinguished international scholars, range over many of the topics that make the eighteenth century a rich area of study: the burgeoning of ideas about man and his place in the world, social history, philosophy and literature, literary criticism and traditions, the poetry and prose of the giants of the age. For all students of eighteenth-century studies this book will be vital reading.
Opportunity and attainment in Australia »
Publication date: 1976
Australia is often referred to as a classless society, with few of the class distinctions of the old world, but this description has never been tested systematically. More radical writers now assert that there is a rigid class structure and much special privilege. They maintain that there is little opportunity for persons to advance materially by their own efforts. This book attempts to provide an answer to these conflicting claims. It examines how far equality of opportunity exists, in the educational system and elsewhere. It describes the long-term trend in the distribution of wealth and income and estimates how far Australian society is stratified compared with other countries. These and related questions are examined systematically by means of the results of a national sample survey conducted by the authors in 1965 and by comparison with other evidence relating to education, employment and income. The authors{u2019} main conclusion is that, while Australian society is clearly stratified in each generation, high rates of mobility limit significantly the extent to which inequality is transmitted within the family from one generation to the next. Though primarily intended for use in senior undergraduate and graduate courses in the social sciences there is much to interest readers concerned with contemporary Australian society in particular and advanced industrial countries generally.
Public servants, interest groups, and policy making: two case studies »
Publication date: 1976
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Kormilda, the way to tomorrow?: a study in Aboriginal education »
Publication date: 1976
Aborigines in Australia are demanding a kind of education that does not estrange Aboriginal children from their culture and their kin. This book discusses a situation in which such alienation was brought about. Kormilda College, a residential school for tribal Aborigines in the Northern Territory, is the focus of the study. In the college Dr Sommerlad observed young Aborigines trying to reconcile their own values and behaviour with those of the white teachers and administrators. Some students were unable to choose between black and white societies and became marginal members of both. Some felt their black identity degraded by the experience and were left in a state of confusion and self-doubt. If the education of these children is to be in harmony with the values and ideals of the community in which they live, educational reforms will have to be undertaken. From her experience at Kormilda, and drawing on the experience of United States workers with American Indians and Eskimoes, Dr Sommerlad suggests directions such reform might take and pitfalls it will need to avoid. This book must be read by all who wish to see Aborigines take their place in Australian society without losing their unique cultural identity.
Class and politics: New South Wales, Victoria and the early Commonwealth, 1890-1910 »
Publication date: 1976
What has class to do with Australia - the working man{u2019}s paradise, the egalitarian society, where mate is as good as master? Dr Rickard shows that class is more relevant than most Australians would care to believe. The period 1890-1910 is a critical one in Australian history. In 1890 Australia was little more than a collection of provincially minded colonies; by 1910 it was a nation, poised to prove the fact in a European war. Those twenty years saw the emergence of the labor party and of the basic party system as we know it today. As the trade unions gave birth to the labor parties, the employers worked to establish an anti-labor party. Until now historians have tended to study the Australian labour movement in isolation. This book places both the movement itself and the anti-labour forces, those of capital, firmly in the context of Australian society, its mores and its myths. For those interested in class and politics, and in the myths that give Australian class and politics their characteristic flavour, this book will be a welcome contibution.
Colonial town to Melanesian city: Port Moresby 1884-1974 »
Publication date: 1976
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New Guinea vegetation »
Publication date: 1976
The island of New Guinea is rich in vegetation varying from mangrove swamps through savanna to dense forests. Here, for the first time in one book, this vegetation is considered from the diverse viewpoints of the botanist, the ethnobotanist, the ecologist and the biogeographer. New Guinea Vegetation contains a wealth of information on the geographical and altitudinal distribution of the island{u2019}s flora, the way in which plants have migrated to and from neighbouring countries, the ecology of the various plant communities and the uses to which the people put the plants - as food or medicine, in magic and rituals, and for the manufacture of the goods needed in their day to day life. This usefully illustrated book will be invaluable for those interested in tropical plants, their ecology and uses.
Black, white and gold: gold mining in Papua New Guinea, 1878-1930 »
Publication date: 1976
Australian goldminers were among the first white men to have sustained contact with Papua New Guineans. Some Papua New Guineans welcomed them, worked for them, traded with them and learnt their skills and soon were mining on their own account. Others met them with hostility, either by direct confrontation or by stealthy ambush. Many of the indigenous people and some miners were killed. The miners were dependent on the local people for labourers, guides, producers of food and women. Some women lived willingly in the miners' camps, a few were legally married, and some raped. Working conditions for Papua New Guineans on the claims were mixed, some being well treated by the miners, others being poorly housed and fed, ill-treated, and subject to devastating epidemics. Conditions were rough, not only for them but for the diggers too. This book shows the differences in the experience of various Papua New Guinean communities which encountered the miners and tries to explain these differences. It is a graphic description of what happens when people from vastly different cultures meet. The author has drawn on documentary sources and inter views with the local people to produce for the first time, a lively history.
The Yunnan provincial faction, 1927-1937 »
Publication date: 1976
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The rat: a study in behaviour »
Publication date: 1976
Barnett's classic study, originally published as A Study in Behaviour, has had a major influence on teaching and research in the behavioral sciences. The author's purpose is to present some of the principles of ethology, the science of animal behavior, primarily from studies of a single species, the "Norway" rat. This edition includes a number of new topics, additional text figures and photographs, an enlarged bibliography, and a revised glossary.
Canberra: site and city »
Publication date: 1975
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