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    Intergovernmental councils and centralization in Australian federalism

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    Authors
    Phillimore, J.
    Fenna, Alan
    Date
    2017
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Phillimore, J. and Fenna, A. 2017. Intergovernmental councils and centralization in Australian federalism. Regional and Federal Studies: pp. 1-25.
    Source Title
    Regional and Federal Studies
    DOI
    10.1080/13597566.2017.1389723
    ISSN
    1359-7566
    School
    John Curtin Institute of Public Policy (JCIPP)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58071
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    © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group This paper explores how a high level of vertical intergovernmentalism and a low level of horizontal intergovernmentalism reflect as well as contribute to a high degree of centralization in Australian federalism and in the role and activity of intergovernmental councils (IGCs). Pre-eminent among the latter is the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), which sits at the apex of a system of ministerial councils and attendant agencies. Policy coordination is the principal motivation behind the Commonwealth’s use of COAG. The States established their own horizontal body in 2006 but that faded quickly in an experience that confirmed the underlying realities of Australian federalism.

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