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The Development of Environmental Administration in Queensland and Western Australia: Why are they Different?
journal contribution
posted on 2023-05-16, 11:33 authored by Aynsley KellowAynsley Kellow, Niemeyer, SWestern Australia and Queensland are often seen as the most developmentalist states in the Australian federation, largely because they remained less developed for longer and have seen much mineral and agricultural development in the latter part of the twentieth century. Developmentalism is usually seen as anathema to a commitment to environmental policy, which most states have taken on in response to environmentalism in the same period, yet these two developmentalist states exhibit markedly different trajectories in response to this environmentalist stimulus. This paper explores the reasons for these differences, finding a variety of causal factors including both socioeconomic influences (such as affluence and demographics), political structures, and personalities and the force of ideas. It suggests that we should be wary of monocausal explanations of such differences.
History
Publication title
Australian Journal of Political ScienceVolume
34Pagination
205-222ISSN
1036-1146Department/School
School of Social SciencesPublisher
CarfaxPlace of publication
Basingstoke UKRepository Status
- Restricted