Left on the shelf : local government and the Australian Constitution
By: AULICH, Chris.
Material type: ArticlePublisher: Oxford : Blackwell Publishers Limited, December 2002Australian Journal of Public Administration 61, 4, p. 14-23Abstract: When the Australian constitution was first written, those framing it did not include specific reference to local government. The authors have examined the federation conventions, papers and formal discussions of the 1890s and noted the little prominence given to the case for including local government in the Australian Constitution. It appears rather, there was little pressure to include local agendas and concerns, and few were willing to champion the case for the inclusion of local governmentItem type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Periódico | Biblioteca Graciliano Ramos | Periódico | Not for loan |
When the Australian constitution was first written, those framing it did not include specific reference to local government. The authors have examined the federation conventions, papers and formal discussions of the 1890s and noted the little prominence given to the case for including local government in the Australian Constitution. It appears rather, there was little pressure to include local agendas and concerns, and few were willing to champion the case for the inclusion of local government
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