Subsidiarity or subterfuge? Resolving the future of local government in the Australian federal system

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 24-42

  Brown, A J ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0036906090     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8500.00297     Document Type: Conference Paper

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