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The all for Australia league in New South Wales : a study in political entrepreneurship and hegemony

Robinson, Geoffrey 2008, The all for Australia league in New South Wales : a study in political entrepreneurship and hegemony, Australian historical studies, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 36-52.

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Title The all for Australia league in New South Wales : a study in political entrepreneurship and hegemony
Author(s) Robinson, Geoffrey
Journal name Australian historical studies
Volume number 39
Issue number 1
Start page 36
End page 52
Publisher Routledge
Place of publication London, England
Publication date 2008
ISSN 1031-461X
1940-5049
Summary In 1931, the All for Australia League and other 'citizens movements' mounted a major challenge to the established conservative parties. Traditional views of the League saw it as a reflection of economic group interests, whether of the business establishment or dissident capitalists such as manufactures. More recent scholarship has stressed middle-class concerns with 'sound finance' as the inspiration of the League. This paper instead situates the League in the historical context of centre party projects in New South Wales, and of progressivism, in particular industrial psychology. The economic crisis and the rightward shift of the nationalists enabled a group of political entrepreneurs to transform the League from a front group for business into a populist movement. However, the shift of mainstream conservatism back to the political centre fatally undercut the League's support base.
Language eng
Field of Research 210399 Historical Studies not elsewhere classified
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
HERDC collection year 2008
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30017696

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of International and Political Studies
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