Review Articles and Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Tim Rowse, Notes on the Launch: Nugget Coombs: A Reforming Life 1 First published in Quadrant Magazine, October 2002.
Tim Rowse, Nugget Coombs: A Reforming Life Sam Scruton Richardson, No Weariness: The Memoir of a Generalist in Public Service in Four Continents, 1919–2000 Rae Wear, Johannes Bjelke–Petersen: The Lords Premier HK Colebatch, Policy (2nd edn) Jon Hawkes, The Fourth Pillar of Sustainability. Culture’s Essential Role in Public Planning David Burchill and Andrew Leigh (eds.), The Prince’s New Clothes: Why do Australians Dislike Their Politicians? Public Service and Merit Protection Commission, Serving the Nation: 100 Years of Public Service Gary P Sampson and W Bradnee Chambers (eds), Trade, Environment, and the Millennium Edward Elgar, Political Economy in Federal States: Selected Essays of Stanley L Winer