Collaborative Federalism

Economic Reform in Australia in the 1990s
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-521-59071-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 217 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 473 g

Reihe: Reshaping Australian Institutions

This original and provocative study of federalism identifies a new pattern of intergovernmental relations in Australia. Through his general discussion of the nature of the Australian federal system, and close analysis of recent developments in Australian politics and policy-making, Painter argues that our federal system is being fundamentally reshaped as state and commonwealth governments cooperate more closely than ever before on joint policy-making schemes. Much of this collaboration has been prompted by the need for microeconomic reform in the 1990s, and increasing concern about the degree of overlap, inefficiency and duplication across the federal system. The book includes a narrative account of the often fraught progress of the Special Premier's Conferences and the Council of Australian Governments. It also includes detailed discussion of a number of key examples.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Painter, Martin

Brennan, Geoffrey

Castles, Francis G.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Staats- und Regierungsformen, Staatslehre
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Wirtschaftspolitik, politische Ökonomie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Methodenlehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Wirtschafts- und Finanzpolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. National problems, federal solutions; 2. The theory and practice of cooperative federalism; 3. SPC, COAG and the politics of collaboration; 4. Achieving cooperation: players and processes; 5. The machinery of intergovernmental relations: an institutional analysis; 6. The institutions of collaborative federalism; 7. Duplication and overlap: new roles, old battles; 8. The future of collaborative federalism.