Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
http://hdl.handle.net/2440/68220
Citations | ||
Scopus | Web of Science® | Altmetric |
---|---|---|
?
|
?
|
Type: | Journal article |
Title: | The politics of broadband: Labor and new information technology from Hawke to Gillard |
Author: | Johnson, C. |
Citation: | Australian Journal of Political Science, 2011; 46(1):3-18 |
Publisher: | Carfax Publishing |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 1036-1146 1742-9536 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Carol Johnson |
Abstract: | Labor's broadband policy influenced key regional independents to support the formation of the minority Gillard government. However, analysing information technology policy doesn't only demonstrate continuing differences between Labor and the Coalition. It also demonstrates changing Labor attitudes on issues ranging from neoliberalism, globalisation and social inclusion to conceptions of market failure and the rising power of Asia. In particular, this article compares and contrasts the attitudes of the Rudd government to those of the Hawke and Keating governments, arguing that the Rudd government placed much more emphasis on the role that market failure had played in contributing to Australia's poor broadband provision. The resulting policy involved an increased role for government in rolling out broadband not only to the cities but also to regional Australia. That approach benefitted Gillard. It also reflected ideological differences between not just Labor and the Liberals, but also between Rudd and his Labor predecessors. |
Rights: | © 2011 Australian Political Studies Association |
RMID: | 0020104833 |
DOI: | 10.1080/10361146.2010.546337 |
Appears in Collections: | Politics publications |
Files in This Item:
File | Description | Size | Format | |
---|---|---|---|---|
RA_hdl_68220.pdf | Restricted Access | 169.24 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
Items in DSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.