2002•History of Economics ReviewRequires access

R.C. Mills (1886-1952) and Australian Fiscal Federalism, with Special Reference to the Methodology of the Grants Commission

Peter Groenewegen

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Provides some biographical background on the Australian economist, R.C. Mills. Outlines his position on federal financial relations between 1928 and 1935 and discusses his involvement with the Grants Commission, 1941-1945. Concludes that Mills’s early vision of improved federal financial relations has proved to be an enduring one.

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Provides some biographical background on the Australian economist, R.C. Mills. Outlines his position on federal financial relations between 1928 and 1935 and discusses his involvement with the Grants Commission, 1941-1945. Concludes that Mills’s early vision of improved federal financial relations has proved to be an enduring one.

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Provides some biographical background on the Australian economist, R.C. Mills. Outlines his position on federal financial relations between 1928 and 1935 and discusses his involvement with the Grants Commission, 1941-1945. Concludes that Mills’s early vision of improved federal financial relations has proved to be an enduring one.

Key concepts: Commission, Position (finance), Federalism, Project commissioning, Publishing, Public administration, Political science, Fiscal federalism

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