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100			_aKay, Adrian
245			_aSeparating sovereignty and sharing problems: Australian federalism and the European Union
260			_c2015
300			_ap.406-418.
362			_aDec
520			_aFrom its origins in the study of the European Union, the concept of multi-level governance (MLG) can contribute to understanding the capacity for, and barriers to, dynamism and innovation in the Australian federation. By placing the quality of the interactions between different jurisdictions at different spatial scales at the centre of analysis, the concept helps to underpin the argument that constitutional change in formal roles and responsibilities is not sufficient, and may not even be necessary, for reform of Australian federalism. The following steps are made in the paper. The first defines the main elements of MLG and its advantages for extra-constitutional analysis of multi-level policy coordination. The characteristics of MLG observed in contemporary Australian federalism are set out next. The final section presents a critique of the current Reform of the Federation White Paper. - Reproduced.
650			_aSovereginty - Australia
650			_aEuropean Union
650			_aFederalism - Australia
650			_aFederalism
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a110031
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