This essay will outline the issues discussed during the ‘Policy Roundtable on Federalism’ hosted by the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) and the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) on the 17–18 May 2007 and will explore their impact on federalism and provide possible steps to overcome them. The Roundtable discussion made it apparent that Australian federalism is dysfunctional and needed shaping up. The reasons included a combination of external and internal factors and
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RESPONSE PAPER 1 Question Two Federalism is a basic feature of the Constitution as held by the Supreme Court in S.R. Bommai vs. Union of India (1994) case. It tested for the first time the presidential notification under Article 356 on the touchstone of the basic structure doctrine. Earlier‚ only constitutional amendments were put to such a test. The Supreme Court has accepted among such decisions that India is a quasi-federal state because the Union has been given many overriding powers over
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CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Fiscal federalism is essentially about multilevel government structure‚ rather than within a level structure of government‚ for the performance of government functions and service delivery to the people. Each level of government can be viewed as an institution with definite functions to perform (Rivlin‚ 1991). The conventional wisdom in economics is that all functions allocated to government should be those that the market is not
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CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Federalism as it were‚ originated during the colonial epoch beginning with the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates in 1914. It was introduced into Nigeria precisely by the 1946 Richardson constitution. The constitution introduced regionalism into Nigeria for the first time‚ establishing regional assemblies in addition to the already existing central legislature. However‚ the regional houses remained only as deliberative and advisory bodies having
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FEDERALISM IN MALAYSIA By: Iffa Syafiqa Introduction The existence of federalism in Malaysian history dates back in 1895 during the establishment of the Federated Malay States which are the ‘Protected States’ of Selangor‚ Negeri Sembilan‚ Pahang and Perak. Federation of Malaya then came later in 1948 with the unification of the nine Malay states and Settlements of Penang and Malacca by the British. Federal principle was described by K.C. Wheare as "the method of dividing powers so that the general
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Evolving Federalism Pre-Class Assignment 09 May 4‚ 2004 Federalism by definition is the division of power between a central government and its participating members. How that power is divided is the subjective aspect of federalism that was before the framers of the United States. Through compromise and necessity the seeds for a strong central government were planted alongside already strong state governments. Over time the seeds for strong central government grew; wars‚ economic fluctuations
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Confederalism and Federalism‚ do these terms sound like nonsense to you? Well they did me also. Upon further research into our nation’s governmental origins‚ however I found these two words that sound like nonsense to actually be some of the most important for our countries foundation. In 1776‚ the American colonies of Great Brittan declared independence from their mother country‚ in order to form a new country‚ of their own creation. This new country became the United States of America. Simply
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of Unit: This unit focuses on the historical situation of the framers at the time of the Constitutional Convention. Emphasis will be placed on the features of federalism‚ separation of powers‚ and checks and balances‚ that were incorporated into the Constitution to carry out limited government. Essential Questions: How have federalism‚ separation of powers‚ and checks and balances been shaped and debated throughout our history? What are contemporary issues surrounding these principles? Timeframe:
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Reading Wanna‚ J 2007‚ Improving Federalism: Drivers of Change‚ Repair Options and Reform Scenarios‚ The Australian Journal of Public Administration‚ vol. 66‚ no. 3‚ pp 275-279. Purpose The author aims to inform the readers of the impediments and declining condition of the current system of Australian Federalism‚ he provides evidence for the need to change and provides reforms on how to make governance work better to provide improved policy outcomes for the Australian community. Argument/Finding
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Forced Federalism The term "federalism" is used to describe a system of government in which control is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and fundamental political units. Federalism can be seen as a compromise between the extreme concentration of power and a loose confederation of independent states for governing a variety of people‚ usually in a large stretch of territory. Federalism has the advantage of retaining local pride‚ traditions and power‚ while allowing a central
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