TY - JOUR
AU - BLAND, F. A.
AB -  That the States which have not already taken action will aim at defining regional subdivisions for purposes of development and decentralisation, and will endeavour, where possible, to adjust progressively existing administrative subdivisions to correspond with the regions thus defined. That the Commonwealth be informed of the regional boundaries determined by the States, and that post-war projects for development and decentralisation of industry and administration proposed by Commonwealth and States should be classified according to their regional distribution. 3. That the formation of representative regional advisory bodies be encouraged, and use made, where practicable, of such bodies as already exist. 4. That such bodies should be available to advise and assist Commonwealth and State authorities through State Government channels on regional aspects of policy and administration. 5. That where required for Commonwealth purposes comprehensive surveys of the resources of regions will be carried out according to principles to be agreed upon by Commonwealth and States. There is much in these resolutions to justify the claim that a new approach to governmental structure and administration is being made. To some commentators, the resolutions herald the dawn of a belief in “regionalism,” and consequently the establishment of a new level of 
TI - A NOTE ON REGIONALISM
JO - Australian Journal of Public Administration
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1944.tb02045.x
DA - 1944-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/a-note-on-regionalism-1YNb1h85Ig
SP - 176
VL - 5
IS - 4
DP - DeepDyve
ER -