Rooting Democracy. Growing The Society We Want

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Allen And Unwin
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 1997
Edition: First Edition

Description: 296 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. At A Time When Australians Are Profoundly Disillusioned With Politics And Politicians, This Makes An Impassioned Plea For Citizens And Their Governments To Enter Into A New Kind Of Dialogue.

Publishers Description: Parliament alone cannot protect the public interest while safeguarding individual rights. For a flourishing democracy with properly visible accountable government, we must protect and develop those less visible - and thus more vulnerable - institutions, such as public prosecutors, human rights commissions, the independence of the judiciary and public service, FOI, ombudsmen and other watchdogs which provide the checks and balances vital to democracy. This analysis makes useful reading for civics education, for those who value participatory democracy and a truly civil society.

ISBN: 9781864481327