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STRATEGIC LINKS IN A CUT-THROAT WORLD : RETHINKING THE ROLE AND RELATIONSHIPS OF AUSTRALIAN MINISTERIAL STAFF

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Ministerial staff relationships form part of the networks within the core executive. This article uses data from a comprehensive empirical study of Australian ministerial staff to explore advisers' horizontal relationships with each other. It finds that the interactions between Australian ministerial advisers are a key part of their role, are highly valued by ministers and public servants, and are an important element of the cabinet system. The informal links and networks between partisan advisers are underpinned by commonly understood norms of behaviour and a clear power structure. This partisan arena of the core executive has become important to ministers and the collective functioning of government.

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Hoboken, United States : Wiley-Blackwell., 2011

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English

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00333298

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Volume 89, Issue 4, December 2011, pages 1469–1488

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Australia
STRATEGIC LINKS IN A CUT-THROAT WORLD

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