Sean Innis

Of(f) Course Minister

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Produktbeschreibung

Responsible government is a simple idea. Under it, public servants are responsible to ministers, ministers are responsible to the parliament, and parliament to the people. This simple idea underpins parliamentary democracies worldwide. Yet deep inside government, an awkward truth is emerging. Rather than supporting responsible government, the relationships between ministers, public servants and the parliament are undermining it. Of(f) Course, Minister takes us behind the closed doors of one of the world's most successful and stable democracies. It examines how a nation formed on Westminster principles is drifting away from the north star of responsible government. It explains why this is happening, what it means for the way government works, and what can be done about it. Sean Innis brings a blend of insight and humour to his tale. The story he tells is uniquely Australian. But it is one which holds lessons for democracies everywhere.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 428g
• ISBN-13: 9781035891580
• ISBN-10: 1035891581
• Artikelnr.: 73778428

Autorenporträt

Sean Innis is transforming himself into a modestly impoverished, but intellectually fulfilled, writer. He is a (semi) regular columnist for The Mandarin. Before beginning his transformation, Sean was the principal of Damala St Consulting-which sounds grander than it is. When not writing, he is an associate at Queritas, a firm of consulting philosophers-which is as (ahem) profound as it sounds. Sean is an Honorary Fellow at the Australian National University, an Adjunct Fellow at the University of New South Wales and a Senior Fellow at ADC Forum. Most of Sean's working life has been spent in and around the government. This includes as inaugural director of the ANU Public Policy Hub, and as Special Adviser to Australia's Productivity Commission. Before that Sean had a 15-year senior executive career in the Australian Public Service. In his early working life, Sean was an average university tutor and very, very average bank teller. Both experiences taught him a lot. He plays the guitar to the regular annoyance, and occasional delight, of his family.