{"product_id":"johannes-bjelke-petersen-bruce-kingston-9781925826913","title":"Johannes Bjelke-Petersen","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Kingston\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1925826910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781925826913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Connor Court Publishing Pty Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.16d","brand":"Bruce Kingston","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48241563140351,"sku":"9781925826913","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d25af01e-8fb8-4642-881c-ddf57b0d97ed.jpg?v=1772655003","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/johannes-bjelke-petersen-bruce-kingston-9781925826913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}