TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Federalism and Social Policy: The Case of Domestic Violence
JO  - Australian journal of public administration
A1  - Chappell, Louise
SP  - 59
EP  - 69
VL  - 60
IS  - 1
N2  - This paper challenges long standing critiques of federalism that suggest it stymies the development of progressive social policies. Through a case study of national domestic violence policies in Australia, this paper argues that not only can the curses of federalism – especially conservatism, duplication and overlap – be surmounted, but even more positively, under the right condition, federalism can enhance opportunities for the development of progressive social policy. While the Howard government has adopted a conservative approach to domestic violence, federal structures have made it possible to maintain an alternative discourse at the state level. Moreover, national policy coordination machinery has opened the path for policy learning and innovation between governments in this social policy area.<p /> 
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SN  - 0313-6647
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8500.00198
ID  - ref1
ER  -