{"product_id":"johannes-bjelke-petersen-paperback","title":"Johannes Bjelke-Petersen - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Kingston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn virtually any state in the Commonwealth I believe you could ask an adult in their 40's or above to name a state leader and the majority of them could name Joh - no other State Premier left such an indelible mark on the national psyche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome Queenslanders may talk about strong development and a long period of stability. Others, particularly those from southern states will talk of gerrymanders, corruption, white shoe brigades, civil liberty infringements or daylight savings. But many will talk of a man who oversaw perhaps the most dramatic and positive changes the State has ever undergone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether loved or reviled, Johannes Bjelke-Petersen was a polarising figure, and an indisputably successful one. But too many are quick to dismiss this incredibly successful politician as an aberration of the oddity that is Queensland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo understand Joh a little better, this monograph considers Joh's period in office from the following perspectives: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis success in moving the Country Party from a rural base to gaining and holding urban seats\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis role in assisting in the downfall of the Whitlam government\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis economic management, overseeing Queensland's transition from a rural economy to a vibrant and rapidly expanding one and creating funding processes from which the State still benefits\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis masterful understanding of the mood of the electorate in dealing with the likes of power strikes, anti-Springbok riots or street marches\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHis market fundamentalism which potentially allowed corruption in commercial activities for tangible benefits for the state\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48296986018040,"sku":"9781925826913","price":28.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/5t0L7dNfkV9781925826913.webp?v=1777464070","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/johannes-bjelke-petersen-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}