{"product_id":"9781742237626-the-art-of-coalition","title":"The Art of Coalition","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Howard Government Experience, 1996-2007\u003cbr\u003eThe art of coalition government is a delicate (and sometimes difficult) balancing of policy, politics and personalities. In \u003cem\u003eThe Art of Coalition\u003c\/em\u003e, Joel Fitzgibbon, Tom Frame, Linda Courtenay Botterill, Tony Abbott and others convey the complexities of maintaining a strong political partnership, and the importance of trust in a coalition.\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, \u003ci\u003ethe art of coalition\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Coalition\u003c\/i\u003e, Joel Fitzgibbon, Zareh Ghazarian, Tom Frame, Linda Courtenay Botterill, Paul Davey, Tony Abbott and others convey the complexities of maintaining a strong political partnership, and the importance of trust in an effective coalition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55609040175478,"sku":"9781742237626","price":28.32,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_36051950.jpg?v=1757580390","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781742237626-the-art-of-coalition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}