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The Future of Australian Federalism

The Future of Australian Federalism Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Author: Gabrielle Appleby; Nicholas Aroney
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107006379
Published In: March 2012
Format: Hardback , 504 pages
Jurisdiction: Australia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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At a time when the operation and reform of federal relations within Australia is squarely on the political agenda, this volume brings together eminent lawyers, economists and political scientists who explain, analyse and evaluate the theory and principles underpinning the Australian federal system. Topics covered include the High Court's approach to the interpretation of the Constitution and how this has influenced federal relations in practice; different forms of inter-governmental co-operative arrangements; fiscal relations between the Commonwealth and the States; and emergent ethno-cultural and socioeconomic diversity within the Australian Federation. Comparative perspectives from Germany, America, Canada, Switzerland, India and the European Union provide unique prisms through which to view the operation of the Australian system and to contemplate its reform.

• Examination of contemporary Australian federalism clarifies the state of contemporary relations between the Federal, state and territory governments

• Interdisciplinary contributions from leading jurists, legal academics, political scientists, economists and demographers provides a nuanced understanding of the different facets of Australia's federal relations

• Comparisons with various other federal systems help readers understand those systems and provide unique perspectives from which to consider Australia's federal relations and options for reform

• Innovative reform proposals will be of interest to those who work in politics, government, the legal profession and academia

Notes on the contributors	viii
Foreword The Hon. Sir Gerard Brennan AC KBE	xiv
Preface	xix
1 Australian federalism: past, present and future tense Gabrielle Appleby, Nicholas Aroney and Thomas John	1
Part I: The federal-state balance	25
2 The federal balance Stephen Gageler	27
3 The incredible shrinking federation: voyage to a singular state? The Hon. Chief Justice Robert French AC	39
4 A sketch of the modern Australian federation The Hon. Chief Justice Paul de Jersey AC	66
5 The still reluctant state: Western Australia and the conceptual foundations of Australian federalism Augusto Zimmermann	75
6 The division of power in federal systems: comparative lessons for Australia Greg Taylor	96
Part II: Instituting structural reform: comparative perspectives	113
7 Reforming German federalism Arthur B. Gunlicks	115
8 Polyphonic federalism: the United States experience Robert A. Schapiro	141
9 The rise of coercive federalism in the United States: dynamic change with little formal reform John Kincaid	157
10 The bargaining game: Canada as a new model of federal governance? Thomas O. Hueglin	180
11 ‘Bis hierher sollst du kommen und nicht weiter’: the German Constitutional Court and the boundaries of the European integration process Cornelia Koch	197
Part III: Federalism and multi-ethnic societies	211
12 Dynamics of federalism: a comparative analysis of recent developments in federations and countries in transition to federalism Thomas Fleiner	213
13 Religious identities: testing the underlying preconceptions of Canadian federalism? Jean-François Gaudreault-DesBiens	228
14 Foedus Pacificum: a response to ethnic regionalism within nation states Suri Ratnapala	250
15 Federal diversity in Australia: a counter-narrative Nicholas Aroney, Scott Prasser and Alison Taylor	272
Part IV: Fiscal federalism	301
16 Fiscal federalism in Canada: principles, practices, problems Robin Boadway	303
17 Fiscal federalism: then and now Brian Galligan	320
18 Fiscal decentralisation and macroeconomic performance in Australia Philip Bodman	339
Part V: Reforming Australia's federal system	363
19 Escaping purgatory: public opinion and the future of Australia's federal system A. J. Brown	365
20 The Rudd reforms and the future of Australian federalism Alan Fenna and Geoff Anderson	393
21 Cooperative arrangements in comparative perspective Cheryl Saunders	414
22 Federalism and the Australian judicial system – back to the future: the autochthonous expedient and other devices The Hon. Justice Margaret White	432
23 Federalism in Australia: gazing in the crystal ball of constitutional reform Anne Twomey	446
Index	463