{"product_id":"the-art-of-the-coalition","title":"The Art of the Coalition","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublisher's description:\u003cbr\u003eDespite being described as ‘a remarkably successful partnership’ by John Howard and a ‘triumph of trust’ by his counterpart, Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson, the art of coalition government is a delicate (and sometimes difficult) balancing of policy, politics and personalities. The relationship between the Liberal and Nationals parties ensured the Howard Government’s stability and provided a solid foundation for its legislative program between 1996 and 2007. While the Coalition partnership has been pivotal to Australian politics since the Second World War, under the Howard prime ministership — despite occasional tensions — the two parties changed key aspects of Australian life through gun control, telecommunications and taxation reform, and balancing the budget.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003eIn The Art of Coalition, Tom Frame, Zareh Ghazarian, Linda Courtenay Botterill, Paul Davey, Joel Fitzgibbon, Tony Abbott and others convey the complexities of maintaining a strong political partnership, and the importance of trust in an effective coalition.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003e‘There are few aspects of the government I led that have been more consistently overlooked in academic scholarship than the highly effective coalition between the Liberal and National parties. This collection of perspectives is a timely reminder of the importance of consensus and co-operation in the pursuit of the national interest and the public good.’ — John Howard\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003eAuthors: David W. Lovell, Andrew Blyth\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: NewSouth Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003ePages: 244\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: 1 June 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n \r\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781742237626\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Shop at Old Parliament House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52976388473143,"sku":"9781742237626","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0839\/9559\/0967\/files\/File-8211.png?v=1791941176","url":"https:\/\/shop.moadoph.gov.au\/products\/the-art-of-the-coalition","provider":"The Shop at Old Parliament House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}