The Provenance of the Federal Spending Power

12 Pages Posted: 5 Jan 2009

Date Written: December 11, 2008

Abstract

This paper was presented at the Law and History Conference 2008 held at the University of Adelaide. It examines the limits of the federal spending power in Australia by reference to its history founded in a combination of the United Kingdom conventions of responsible government and the federal system of government adopted from the United States. In both systems the breadth of the executive spending power has been the cause of debate and political struggle.

Keywords: Comparative Constitutional Law, Federal Spending Power, Australia, United Kingdom, Appropriations, United States, General Welfare Clause

Suggested Citation

Appleby, Gabrielle J., The Provenance of the Federal Spending Power (December 11, 2008). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1323166 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1323166

Gabrielle J. Appleby (Contact Author)

University of New South Wales (UNSW) ( email )

Kensington
High St
Sydney, NSW 2052
Australia

HOME PAGE: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/profile/gabrielle-appleby

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