Politics, patronage and public works : administration of New South Wales / Hilary Golder.

Sydney : University of New South Wales Press, 2005.

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Public administration -- New South Wales.

New South Wales -- Politics and government -- History.

v. 1. 1842-1900: Part 1. The view from 1842: 1. Endings and beginnings

2. Looking backwards: legacies of the convict system

3. Looking outwards: problems of regional administration

4. Looking inwards: working for the government in 1842

Part 2. Democracy and development: 5. The public service under siege

6. Laying the groundwork for responsible governments

7. Deregulating the public service

8. Negotiating a difficult decade

9. Power, prosperity and patronage

10. Retrenchment and reform

Index.

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x, 268 p. : ill.