Economic Rationalism in Canberra: A Nation-Building State Changes Its Mind

Throughout the world since the 1970s, state and public sector reform has been driven bu a conservative agenda emphasising notions of 'streamlining' and 'rationalisation'; Australia has been no exception. Michael Pusey undertakes a detailed analysis of top bureaucrats in Canberra who have been responsible for this recasting of national policy. He concludes that economis rationalist views now dominate each of the key ministries, and have altered the traditional balance between the economy, the state and society. The book also discusses the social significance of economic rationalisation and public sector reform from a theoretical perspective, contributing to contemporary understanding of modernisation, public morality and citizenship in the new global order.Pusey, Michael is the author of 'Economic Rationalism in Canberra: A Nation-Building State Changes Its Mind', published 1991 under ISBN 9780521334228 and ISBN 0521334225.