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Is there a Regional Australia, and is it worth spending big on?

  • Year: 2012
  • Author: Paul Collits
  • Journal Name: Policy
  • Journal Number: Vol. 28, No.2
  • Publisher: The Centre for Independent Studies
  • Published Location: St Leonards
  • Country: Australia

Regional policy in Australia requires clear principles based on a proper understanding of the nature of the regions. In this article Paul Collits argues for a more nuanced approach to the development of regional policy, rather than the broad infrastructure spend, and focus on large spending that currently exists in regional policy.

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