The Howard government and regional development
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Article Title | The Howard government and regional development |
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ERA Journal ID | 18329 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | |
Author | Collits, Paul |
Journal Title | Australasian Journal of Regional Studies |
Journal Citation | 14 (3), pp. 287-312 |
Number of Pages | 26 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Wollongong, NSW Australia |
ISSN | 1324-0935 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.anzrsai.org/system/files/f8/f4/f45/f50/o283//Collits.pdf |
Abstract | The demise of the Howard Coalition Government in Australia in late 2007 and the coming to power of a new Labor Government provides a timely opportunity to consider the fate of regional development under Howard and its prospects under the current administration. Much of the focus of debates over regional policy under Howard has been on the highly controversial Regional Partnerships Program, which was said by many to have (further) politicised regional policy. There is a need for a much broader and more comprehensive analysis of the period in question. The paper seeks to provide – or at least to commence – such an analysis, and to uncover both the key policy trends and the |
Keywords | Australia; economic development; regional economics; economic trends; HowardD, John; city planning; urban renewal |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 380118. Urban and regional economics |
440699. Human geography not elsewhere classified | |
440703. Economic development policy | |
Public Notes | Permanent restricted access to published version due to publsiher copyright policy. This paper was presented at the 32nd ANZRSAI Conference held in Adelaide from 30 Nov–3 Dec 2008. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian Centre for Sustainable Business and Development |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q0qv2/the-howard-government-and-regional-development
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