Consent of the People: Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality by David Kemp

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Explores how Australia's founding Enlightenment ideals were embodied in democratic institutions and shared values, and shaped into a unique national liberalism. This final book in David Kemp's five-volume Australian Liberalism series examines the role of liberal ideals in the legacies of prime ministers from Harold Holt to Malcolm Turnbull.

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David Kemp's masterly account of the story of Australian liberalism after MenziesConsent of the People- Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality 1966-2022 explores how Australia's founding Enlightenment ideals were shaped into a unique national liberalism, embodied in liberal democratic institutions, political parties and shared values. Despite intense partisan loyalties, conservative and radical resistance, and a politics of unequal power and influence, inequality was addressed and personal freedom strengthened.This final book in the landmark, five-volume Australian Liberalism series examines the place of liberal ideas in governments from Harold Holt to Scott Morrison. It shows how reform urgency led to the nation's greatest political crisis in 1975, how prime ministers Fraser and Hawke struggled to manage an economy dominated by powerful union, business and global interests, how during twenty-four crucial years Hawke, Keating and Howard led one of the nation's greatest reform eras, and how social reform continued despite the leadership instability of the post-Howard era.David Kemp assesses political parties as the instruments of reform, and the difficulties of achieving reform in the public interest, highlighting the dangers of factionalism and loss of purpose. He examines how an international revival of liberal thought and rising levels of education revolutionised Australian society and politics, creating a moral-and moralistic-ruling class. In a remarkable half-century Australians strove, with growing success, to achieve their dreams.

Author Biography

David Kemp's career spans both academia and practical politics. From 1990 to 2004 he was member of the federal parliament, and from 1996 he was a minister in the Howard government overseeing various portfolios including Employment, Education and Environment. Before entering parliament he was Professor of Politics at Monash University, and after leaving parliament Professor and Vice-Chancellor's Fellow at the University of Melbourne.He is a Fellow of the Australia & New Zealand School of Government and board member of the Grattan Institute for Public Policy. He is Chairman of the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House and of the Australian Heritage Council.He has published seminal books on voting behavior and political analysis, and has written extensively on political liberalism, political ideas and Liberal Party icons such as Robert Menzies and Malcolm Fraser.

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David Kemp's masterly account of the story of Australian liberalism after Menzies

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The final title in a landmark five-volume Australian Liberalism series The first two volumes, A Land of Dreams and A Free Country have both sold out and are sought after collector items An attractive hardback with jacket Strong appeal to the politically conservative side of politics in Australia and co-promoted through networks of that community Author David Kemp is highly regarded as a writer and thinker, across the political spectrum An earlier volume in this series was shortlisted for the History Prize in the Prime Minister's Literary Awards

Details ISBN0522872646 Author David Kemp Short Title Consent of the People Pages 640 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0522872646 ISBN-13 9780522872644 Format Hardcover Publisher Melbourne University Press Place of Publication Carlton Country of Publication Australia AU Release Date 2022-10-18 Publication Date 2022-10-18 UK Release Date 2022-10-18 Imprint The Miegunyah Press Subtitle Human Dignity through Freedom and Equality DEWEY 994.06 Audience General NZ Release Date 2022-10-17 We've got this

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