Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16784
Title: Bang for the Buck? An Evaluation of the 'Roads to Recovery' Program
Contributor(s): Nagpal, Monica (author); Kortt, Michael A  (author); Dollery, Brian E  (author)
Publication Date: 2013
DOI: 10.1111/1759-3441.12027
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16784
Abstract: The 'Roads to Recovery' (R2R) Program is an Australian Government policy which has provided billions of dollars to local government for local roads investment and maintenance. The R2R Program is controversial insofar as it may be unconstitutional and it may not have delivered "value for money". This article evaluates the R2R Program taking into account evidence from the Australian National Audit Office Report 'Management of the AusLink Roads to Recovery Program'. This Report found that local government had engaged in "revenue-shifting" by substituting Commonwealth funds for its own hypothecated expenditure on local roads. This had partly undermined the intended benefits of the R2R Program.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Economic Papers, 32(2), p. 239-248
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Place of Publication: Australia
ISSN: 1759-3441
0812-0439
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 160509 Public Administration
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 440708 Public administration
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 940204 Public Services Policy Advice and Analysis
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 230204 Public services policy advice and analysis
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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