The march of patriots : the struggle for modern Australia / Paul Kelly.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kelly, Paul, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Keating, Paul, 1944-.

Keating, Paul.

Howard, John, 1939-.

Howard, John.

Australia--Politics and government--20th century.

Australia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (620 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2010.

Summary:

The March of Patriots is the inside story of how Paul Keating and John Howard changed Australia. It sees Keating and Howard as conviction politicians, tribal warriors and national interest patriots. Divided by belief, temperament and party, they were united by generation, city and the challenge to make Australia into a successful nation for the globalised age. This book is about the making of policy and the uses of power. It captures the authentic nature of Australian politics as distinct from the polemics advanced by both sides. Its focus is how Keating and Howard as Prime Ministers altered the nation's direction, redefined their parties and struggled over Australia's new economic, social, cultural and foreign policy agendas. A sequel to Paul Kelly's bestselling The End of Certainty, it is based on more than 100 interviews with the two key players, politicians, advisers and public servants. It relies heavily on 'on the record' disclosures and new documents from the period. Its theme is that Keating and Howard, as rivals and unrecognised collaborators, are best seen together, and that their legacy is impressive, contradictory and incomplete.

Contents:

Intro

THE MARCH OF PATRIOTS

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION THE MARCH OF PATRIOTS

TWO MEN

The Tribes

Children of Menzies

Personality Rivals

The Politicians

The Economic Reformers

The Models

PART I THE KEATING MIRACLE: BACK FROM THE DEAD

1 A NEW LEADERSHIP

2 BIG-BANG LIBERALISM

3 THE PRICE OF SURVIVAL

4 KEATING LAUNCHES THE CULTURE WAR

5 THE DEATH OF NEO-LIBERALISM

PART II THE BIG PICTURE

6 ECONOCRATS AND BLEEDING HEARTS

7 THE OPEN ECONOMY

8 EMPOWERING THE BANK

9 TOWARDS A COMPETITIVE AUSTRALIA

10 ENTERPRISE AND SAVINGS

11 THE PATRIOTISM PUZZLE

12 ASIA AND AMERICA: THE GRAND STRATEGY

13 EMBRACING THE REPUBLIC

14 PROTECTING THE BORDERS

15 A FRACTURED RECONCILIATION

PART III THE SHOWDOWN: KEATING VERSUS HOWARD

16 THE BETRAYAL

17 HOWARD: THE FINAL OPTION

18 HOWARD'S BATTLERS: THE CRISIS OF MODERN LABOR

PART IV THE HOWARD SYSTEM

19 A NEW POLITICAL MANAGER

20 THE ECONOMIC MODEL: A STORY OF AUSTRALIAN EXCEPTIONALISM

21 THE MAINSTREAM MOB: HOWARD AS SOCIAL CONSERVATIVE

22 WORKPLACE DEREGULATION: HE FINAL CRUSADE

23 AN INDEPENDENT BANK AND THE DEATH OF INFLATION

24 THE CULTURAL TRADITIONALIST AS POPULIST

25 RECONCILIATION: THE LOST OPPORTUNITY

PART V THE CRISIS OF LEGITIMACY

26 THE PERILS OF PAULINE

27 CONFRONTATION ON THE WATERFRONT

28 ESCAPING THE NATIVE TITLE CRISIS

29 THE GHOST OF BILLY McMAHON

30 IN HIS OWN RIGHT: THE 1998 ELECTION

PART VI JOHN HOWARD DISCOVERS THE WORLD

31 THE AMATEUR WITH ATTITUDE

32 GLOBAL FOLLOWER AND REGIONAL LEADER

33 THE CHINA SHOCK

34 FAREWELL TO POOR WHITE TRASH

PART VII HOWARD UNLEASHED

35 EAST TIMOR: THE TURNING POINT

36 DEFEAT OF THE REPUBLIC

37 SURVIVING THE GST AND AVOIDING RECESSION

38 TAMPA: THE ULTIMATE PORTRAIT

39 THE SEDUCTION OF BUSH.

40 BROTHERS-IN-ARMS

41 INTEGRITY OVERBOARD

42 ELECTION 2001: THE HOWARD CONSOLIDATION

POSTSCRIPT

NOTES

Introduction: The March of Patriots

Two Men

1 A New Leadership

2 Big-bang Liberalism

3 The Price of Survival

4 Keating Launches the Culture War

5 The Death of Neo-Liberalism

6 Econocrats and Bleeding Hearts

7 The Open Economy

8 Empowering the Bank

9 Towards a Competitive Australia

10 Enterprise and Savings

11 The Patriotism Puzzle

12 Asia and America: The Grand Strategy

13 Embracing the Republic

14 Protecting the Borders

15 A Fractured Reconciliation

16 The Betrayal

17 Howard: The Final Option

18 Howard's Battlers: The Crisis of Modern Labor

19 A New Political Manager

20 The Economic Model: A Story of Australian Exceptionalism

21 The Mainstream Mob: Howard as Social Conservative

22 Workplace Deregulation: The Final Crusade

23 An Independent Bank and the Death of Inflation

24 The Cultural Traditionalist as Populist

25 Reconciliation: The Lost Opportunity

26 The Perils of Pauline

27 Confrontation on the Waterfront

28 Escaping the Native Title Crisis

29 The Ghost of Billy McMahon

30 In His Own Right: The 1998 Election

31 The Amateur with Attitude

32 Global Follower and Regional Leader

33 The China Shock

34 Farewell to Poor White Trash

35 East Timor: The Turning Point

36 Defeat of the Republic

37 Surviving the GST and Avoiding Recession

38 Tampa: The Ultimate Portrait

39 The Seduction of Bush

40 Brothers-in-Arms

41 Integrity Overboard

42 Election 2001: The Howard Consolidation

Postscript.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780522859416

0522859410

OCLC:

1260323991