TY  - BOOK
AU  - Butcher, John
AB  - The Australian nation is a work in progress. So conclude the authors whose views are represented in this most recent offering in the ANZSOG monograph series, Australia Under Construction: Nation-building past, present and future. From its beginnings as a settler society through to present day concerns about ‘broadbanding the nation’, the nation-building narrative has resonated with Australians. The very idea of nation-building has both excited the popular imagination about what we might achieve as a society and a nation, and has occasioned despair about missed opportunities. The eleven authors contributing to this monograph reflect on these, and other themes from a variety of perspectives. They challenge our understanding of the term ‘nation-building’, reflect on its contemporary relevance as a framework for public policy and even re-appraise the contribution of past ‘iconic’ nation-building endeavours. To this subject the authors bring intelligence, wit and a healthy disdain for sacred cows. A stimulating read for anyone interested in the history, challenges and prospects of nation-building in Australia.
DO  - 10.26530/OAPEN_458814
ID  - OAPEN ID: 458814
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 236168000
KW  - politics and government
KW  - australia
KW  - social conditions
KW  - economic conditions
KW  - Commonwealth of Nations
KW  - Infrastructure
KW  - Nation-building
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/fa2b17af-ce43-4700-aed9-395937355ed9/458814.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33817
PB  - ANU Press
PP  - Canberra
PY  - 2008
TI  - Australia Under Construction : Nation-building past, present and future
ER  - 
