Dr Richard Eccleston

Recent Publications – early 2011

Dr Richard Eccleston — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:51:43 +0000

Some of my recent publications include:

‘The OECD in Global Economic Governance’ The Australian Journal of International Affairs. Vol 65, No. 2. March 2011
‘The evolution of Labor’s health reform agenda: A preliminary assessment.’ Public Policy. Vol.5, No. 2., 2010.

‘The Henry Tax Review, Cartel Parties and the Reform Capacity of the Australian State’ (with Ian Marsh), The Australian Journal of Political Science. September 2011.
‘Revolution or Evolution: Sovereignty, the Financial Crisis and the Governance of International Taxation’, Journal of Applied Law and Policy. November 2011

Feel Free to email me if you would like copies of any of these papers.

OECD Global Forum Meeting in Bermuda May31 and June 1

Dr Richard Eccleston — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:40:10 +0000

As part of my ARC research on international tax cooperation I attended the 3rd OECD Global Forum in Bermuda in late May and Early June to interview representatives of a range of jurisdictions involved in the Forum process. During my three days in Bermuda I interviews representatives of 14 states getting a wide range of views about the Forum process. The findings of this research are reported in the final chapter of my book ‘The Dynamics of Global Economic Goverance’ which will be published by Edward Elgar in 2012. More information on the Bermuda meeting of the Global Forum can be found here.

The National Tax Forum October 4th and 5th 2011

Dr Richard Eccleston — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:31:39 +0000

The Gillard Government agreed to host a national tax forum as part of its negotiations with balance-of-power independents in the aftermath of the 2010 federal election. The broad rationale is to discuss the reform priorities arising from the Henry Review published in early 2010 although it is clear the Government is concerned that the Forum may be used to promote reform proposals (such as increasing the GST rate to abolish inefficient State taxes) which it is politically reluctant to support. Despite this apprehension the Forum has the potential to test and perhaps build stakeholder support for the next round of national tax reform.

I was firtunate enough to be one of 19 experts invited to attend the October Forum. More information on the event is available here while my personal state of priorities is available here.

Recent Public Lectures and Forums

Dr Richard Eccleston — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:19:17 +0000

Its been a busy winter and with debate about State finances dominating Tasmanian politics and tax reform on the national political agenda I have had an oportunity to epress my views on these and related issues. In June I was involved in ‘The Denison Debate’ on the topics of ‘The Future of the Tasmanian Economy’ which can be found here. In August I presented on a panel at the Institute of Public Administration National Conference discussing the topic of minority government which can be found here. In September I was involved in an international forum discussing fiscal federalism organised by my colleague Neil Warren form ATAX UNSW. An overview can be found here.

Media on tax reform, Tasmanian politics and finances April 2011

Dr Richard Eccleston — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:23:37 +0000

2011 has been busy in so far as public debate about tax and CGC reform, State budget strategy and politics is concerned. As a consequence I’ve been reasonably busy fielding various interviews and speaking requests from the media and community organisations.

Highlights include providing the ‘political outlook’ presentation at the recent Committee for the Economic Development ‘2011 Tasmania Outlook’ conference. The audio of the presentation is here.

ISA Conference in Montreal and International Tax Research in DC and New York

Dr Richard Eccleston — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:14:49 +0000

During a busy two week trip to North America in March 2011 I presented a conference paper ‘Regime change in International Political Economy: The case of the OECD’s tax transparency ‘revolution’’ (with Richard Woodward, University of Hull) at the International Studies Association Annual Conference in Montreal before conducting a final round of interviews for my forthcoming book on the politics of international tax cooperation. Interviewees included advisors to members of the US Senate Finance Committee, a former Deputy Commissioner of the IRS as well as representative of the American Bar Association, The Tax Justice Network and the combined Brookings-Urban Institute Tax Policy Centre.

I’m now in the final stages of writing manuscript ‘The Dynamics of Global Economic Governance’ which will be published by Edward Elgar in late 2011 or early 2012.

Federalism Research

Dr Richard Eccleston — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:04:40 +0000

While my main research focus is on the regulation of offshore financial centres I try to contribute to Australian policy debates wherever possible. I am particularly interested in the reform of intergovernmental financial relations in the Australian Federation. I have recently published a paper on the proposed Health and Hospital Reform Network (with Adrian Kay, ANU – citation below) and am working on project with Neil Warren (ATAX, UNSW) exploring options for reforming the revenue equalisation for the Grants Commission model.

‘The evolution of Labor’s health reform agenda: A preliminary assessment.’ Public Policy. Vol.5, No1. (with Adrian Kay)

Federalism Research

Dr Richard Eccleston — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 23:01:47 +0000

‘The evolution of Labor’s health reform agenda: A preliminary assessment.’ Public Policy. 2010 Vol.5, No1. (with Adrian Kay)

ABC Radio Tasmania Friday Forum

Dr Richard Eccleston — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:13:05 +0000

I recently (October 29) appeared as a panelist on ABC Radio’s Friday Forum. The panel discussed the recent parliamentary debate on Australia’s military commitment in Afghanistan and the challenges facing the Tasmanian Tourism Industry (among other issues) . The podcast can be accessed here:

Interview on the 2010 Federal Election Campaign

Dr Richard Eccleston — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 04:38:27 +0000

To view a recent (July 30) ABC Stateline interview on the 2010 Federal election campaign click here