Keith Hancock interviewed by Nikki Henningham in the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 3806510
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Hancock, Keith, 1935-, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 2006
- 3 digital audio tapes (ca. 195 min.)
- Series:
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia collection.
- Summary:
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Keith Hancock describes his early life in Murtoa, Vic; his schooling before being accepted into Melbourne High School: studying law initially before changing to economics and history; the Melbourne University History Dept.; Joe Isaac; Kathleen Fitzpatrick; Geoff Sawyer; Norman Harper; Jim Cairns: John La Nauze; going to London for postgraduate work (1957); his membership of the Blackheath branch of the Labor Party; joining the University of Adelaide (1959); Peter Karmel: his appointment to Flinders University; the new universities in the 1960s and 70s; promoting economics as a social science as opposed to links with business and accounting; his achievements as Vice Chancellor at Flinders University; student problems in 1974; involvement with the Academy of the Social Sciences; notable members; leadership style; membership base; his transition from the university to the Industrial Relations Commission; nature of the work: people and cases he worked on; Safety Net case; Deidre O'Connor; the "golden age" of Social Science Research covering the 50s-70s; Paul Bourke; the Botany project.
- Biography/History:
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Emeritus Professor Keith Hancock retired in 1997 from his position as Senior Deputy President on the Australian Industrial Relations Commission. He now has honorary appointments at Adelaide and Flinders Universities, where he is studying aspects of the regulation and deregulation of the labour market.
- Notes:
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- Recorded on March 14, 2006 at Adelaide, S. Aust.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-222041019
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Timed summary (2 p) and corrected transcript (typescript, 47 leaves)
- Subject:
- Occupation:
- Academics
- Other authors/contributors:
- Henningham, Nicola, 1960-, interviewer
- Related Records:
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- Until 2076 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Material type:
- Sound Recording
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 2006
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