{"product_id":"australia-fair-by-james-walter-9780522882148","title":"Australia Fair?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho advises politicians about the issues that impact our daily lives, and how has their advice changed over time?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAustralia Fair?\u003c\/i\u003e authors James Walter and Carolyn Holbrook explore the world of departmental officials and political advisers who wield significant influence in shaping our society and assess how policy advice has changed since World War II. How has the relationship between our elected representatives and bureaucrats evolved? Have they delivered what the people want? What has been learned, and what forgotten?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on three foundational policy domains - immigration, Indigenous affairs and housing - \u003ci\u003eAustralia Fair?\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how social change, ideological differences and power dynamics have transformed Australia's political landscape and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProvocative and important, \u003ci\u003eAustralia Fair?\u003c\/i\u003e challenges us to reckon with a new era of policy innovation, to debate how we want to be governed and to choose what kind of society we want to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456375111916,"sku":"9780522882148","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780522882148.jpg?v=1774862985","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/australia-fair-by-james-walter-9780522882148","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}