オーストラリア連邦の成立とその意味

This paper describes, in places in some detail, the process through which the six British colonies in Australia became united and federated in 1901, and argues that this process called 'federation' and what it achieved for the new nation were critical in the modern development of the Commonwealth of Austarlia as a liberal, prosperous, high-wage, and welfare society (although the initial policies ran their course, one might say, and needed to be radically 'reformed' in the 1980s). In describing 'federation', this paper emphasizes a pivotal role played by an Australian-born journalist cum politician of considerable literary talent (Alfred Deakin), for whom 'federation' for a long time was a 'Deakin dream' after he realized that Australia could not rely on the British Colonial Office for its security and development. The paper almost wholly relies on Australian materials. Thanks are due to Mr. Ross Stockall, who was generous with assitance in acguiring relevant materials.

大東文化大学紀要. 社会科学

AA12561849

09122338

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2007-03-31

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