The incredible shrinking federation: Voyage to a singular state?

The Future of Australian Federalism: Comparative and Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 39-65

  French, Robert ^a  

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EID: 84890461562     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511902550.005     Document Type: Chapter

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