Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States
This paper addresses the question of “what is ‘Labor’ about state Labor governments?” by comparing the policies of the two sides of politics in respect of public transport. It postulates a clear difference that should be manifest in Labor’s preference for rail and the Coalition’s preference for road...
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| description | This paper addresses the question of “what is ‘Labor’ about state Labor governments?” by comparing the policies of the two sides of politics in respect of public transport. It postulates a clear difference that should be manifest in Labor’s preference for rail and the Coalition’s preference for roads. To test that proposition it conducts a longitudinal comparison within one state (Western Australia) and triangulates that by surveying across jurisdictions. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-788262020-06-22T00:41:13Z Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States Phillimore, John Fenna, Alan 1606 - Political Science 1605 - Policy and Administration This paper addresses the question of “what is ‘Labor’ about state Labor governments?” by comparing the policies of the two sides of politics in respect of public transport. It postulates a clear difference that should be manifest in Labor’s preference for rail and the Coalition’s preference for roads. To test that proposition it conducts a longitudinal comparison within one state (Western Australia) and triangulates that by surveying across jurisdictions. 2020 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78826 10.1111/ajph.12642 Wiley-Blackwell restricted |
| spellingShingle | 1606 - Political Science 1605 - Policy and Administration Phillimore, John Fenna, Alan Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States |
| title | Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States |
| title_full | Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States |
| title_fullStr | Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States |
| title_short | Road or Rail? The partisan politics of urban transport policy in the Australian States |
| title_sort | road or rail? the partisan politics of urban transport policy in the australian states |
| topic | 1606 - Political Science 1605 - Policy and Administration |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/78826 |