Australia as US Client State
The Geopolitics of De-Democratisation and Insecurity
1st Edition
Published on 19. August 2014
VIII, 116 pages
978-1-137-46935-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores Australia's role as a US client state and the subsequent consequences for Australian democracy. Examining whether neoliberal and neoconservative interests have hijacked democracy in Australia, Paul questions whether further de-democratisation will advance US economic and military interests.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
Illustrations
VIII, 116 p.
File size
1,02 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-137-46935-9 (9781137469359)
DOI
10.1057/9781137469359
Schweitzer Classification
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Book
08/2014
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Person
Erik Paul is Vice-President at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. He specialises in Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific and issues of regional and world peace, and his last book was Neoliberal Australia and US Imperialism in East Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).
Content
1. A Warring Country 2. Anglosphere 3. Corporate State 4. Security State 5. Symbiosis 6. Designed to Fail 7. Post-democracy 8. Dangerous Liaisons
