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John Howard, Economic Liberalism, Social Conservatism, and Australian Federalism

John Howard, Economic Liberalism, Social Conservatism, and Australian Federalism The Howard era saw a further accumulation of power in Canberra and continued the marginalisation of the States. This essay locates John Howard within Liberal Party tradition and examines the way in which his own values shaped his approach to federalism. Howard identified himself as an economic liberal and as a social conservative (although he might be better thought of as a social liberal.) His commitment to small government and a single market unimpeded by state borders together with his lack of sympathy with regional identity had important consequences for the evolution of the Australian federation after 1996. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Politics and History Wiley

John Howard, Economic Liberalism, Social Conservatism, and Australian Federalism

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
2008 The Author.
ISSN
0004-9522
eISSN
1467-8497
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8497.2008.00486.x
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Abstract

The Howard era saw a further accumulation of power in Canberra and continued the marginalisation of the States. This essay locates John Howard within Liberal Party tradition and examines the way in which his own values shaped his approach to federalism. Howard identified himself as an economic liberal and as a social conservative (although he might be better thought of as a social liberal.) His commitment to small government and a single market unimpeded by state borders together with his lack of sympathy with regional identity had important consequences for the evolution of the Australian federation after 1996.

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Australian Journal of Politics and HistoryWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2008

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