Can charter cities 'anabolise' the Australian Federation?

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Gussen, Benjamen F.. 2017. "Can charter cities 'anabolise' the Australian Federation?" Public Administration and Policy: a Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific journal. 20 (1), pp. 18-38.

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Article Title	Can charter cities 'anabolise' the Australian Federation?
ERA Journal ID	42006
Article Category	Article
Author	Gussen, Benjamen F.
Journal Title	Public Administration and Policy: a Hong Kong and Asia-Pacific journal
Journal Citation	20 (1), pp. 18-38
Number of Pages	21
Year	2017
Place of Publication	Hong Kong
ISSN	1022-0275
Web Address (URL)	http://journal.hkpaa.org.hk/
Abstract	This paper explores a new form of governance for Australia-the 'charter city.' Should Australia have cities that are governed independently? Can such cities 'anabolise' the development of the nation as a whole? The Commonwealth is largely a network of cities that power our political, social and economic systems. Reforming this federalism might not only necessitate creating more 'Alpha,' or world-class cities but also affording these cities a wider (asymmetrical) margin of autonomy. City governance structures and their relationship to higher order political entities are context driven. Today's administrative structures - formed in the 19th century - are not responsive to global dynamics. More agile structures may be needed to take full advantage of globalization. Bringing about such change may be more pragmatic than proposals relying on the vagaries of constitutional amendments.
Keywords	charter cities, city-regions, federalism, global cities, nation-states, subsidiarity
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	389999. Other economics not elsewhere classified
	480702. Constitutional law
	489999. Other law and legal studies not elsewhere classified
	480410. Legal theory, jurisprudence and legal interpretation
	389903. Heterodox economics
Public Notes	Copyright © 2017. Hong Kong Public Administration Association.
Byline Affiliations	School of Law and Justice
Institution of Origin	University of Southern Queensland

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