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Was Federation motivated by federalism?

Gregory Melleuish

Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform2020https://doi.org/10.22459/ag.27.01.2020.07article
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Abstract

Australia is a federation that does not really believe in federalism. Whenever matters pertaining to the workings of federalism appear, comments made in the press or online advocate the abolition of the states and the creation of a central national government. It is assumed that state governments are venal, incompetent and inherently inferior to the Commonwealth Government. How do we explain this peculiar phenomenon?

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@article{gregory2020,
  title        = {{Was Federation motivated by federalism?}},
  author       = {Gregory Melleuish},
  journal      = {Agenda: a journal of policy analysis and reform},
  year         = {2020},
  doi          = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.22459/ag.27.01.2020.07},
}

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0.34

Balanced mode · F 0.40 / M 0.15 / V 0.05 / R 0.40

F · citation impact0.00 × 0.4 = 0.00
M · momentum0.80 × 0.15 = 0.12
V · venue signal0.50 × 0.05 = 0.03
R · text relevance †0.50 × 0.4 = 0.20

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