Decision and Deliberation

David Clune, Gareth Griffith

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Federation Press
09 January 2006

History; Political structure & processes

This book is an authoritative history of the NSW Parliament from its establishment in 1856 to 2003. It gives comprehensive accounts of both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council, including analyses of their performance based on contrasting ‘liberal’ and ‘executive’ models of Parliament. The history of the Parliament is contextualised by the changing political background in which it operated over 150 years. It is enlivened by portraits of colourful Members, such as WP ‘Paddy’ Crick, drunken brawler and master of Parliamentary procedure, and accounts of incidents such as George Fuller’s seven hour Government and the siege by trade unionists in 2003. On a broader level, the book is a dissertation on the nature of State politics and Parliaments and on the theoretical study of parliamentary institutions.

A NSW Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government publication.

By: David Clune, Gareth Griffith
Imprint: Federation Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 255mm,
Weight: 1.910kg
ISBN: 9781862875913
ISBN 10: 186287591X
Pages: 752
Publication Date: 09 January 2006
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction1856-19011901-19101910-19321932-19411941-19651965-19761976-19881988-19951995-2003Conclusion Appendix: NSW Ministries 1856-2003Select BibliographyIndex

Reviews for Decision and Deliberation

A masterpiece which warrants a mass audience. I opened with the intention of dipping. I read it all because it was a pleasure and adventure. ... This is truly a history of an institution and the two constituent parts. And a story of a space and a human gathering, the driving force of memory, the restraints of ritual and procedure. - Rodney Cavalier, from the Foreword