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Australian Policy Handbook 7th edition by Catherine Althaus,Sarah Ball (University of Melbourne, Australia),Peter Bridgman,Glyn Davis,David Threlfall
Category: Reference
The seventh edition of this classic handbook on the policy process is fully updated, featuring new material on policy making amid local and global disruption, the contestable nature of modern policy advice, commissioning and contracting, public engagement and policy success and failure. The Australian P ...Show more
On Life's Lottery by Glyn Davis
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: On Ser.
Birth is a throw of the dice. The consequences last a lifetime.We like to think of Australia as the land of the 'fair go', a land of choice and equal opportunity. But behind the facade of meritocracy lies an uncomfortable truth: much of your life is already decided by the lottery of where you are born a ...Show more
The Australian Idea of a University by Glyn Davis
Category: Non-Fiction
Universities, like other industries, are challenged by disruptive market forces. Today there are nearly forty public universities in Australia. Some predict that by 2070 there may be only ten institutions left globally to deliver higher education. Relentless inventiveness and entrepreneurial agendas pro ...Show more
The Australian Policy Handbook - A Practical Guide to the Policy Making Process by Glyn Davis; Catherine Althaus; Peter Bridgman
Category: Non-Fiction
Public policy permeates every aspect of our lives. It is the stuff of government, justifying taxes, driving legislation, and shaping our social services. Public policy gives us roads, railways and airports, emergency services, industry development, and natural resource management. While politicians make ...Show more
The Republic of Learning: Higher Education Transforms Australia by Glyn Davis
Category: Non-Fiction | Series: Boyer Lectures
Each year the ABC Board invites a prominent Australian to present six radio lectures expressing their thoughts on major social, cultural, scientific or political issues. In 2010 Professor Glyn Davis presents the 51st Boyer Lecture series, titled 'The Republic of Learning: Higher Education Transforms Aus ...Show more
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