Autonomy versus Oversight in Local Government Reform: The Implications of 'Home Rule' for Australian Local Government

Grant, B; Dollery, B

Autonomy versus Oversight in Local Government Reform: The Implications of 'Home Rule' for Australian Local Government

Grant, B

Dollery, B

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Political Science, 2012, 47 (3), pp. 399 - 412
Issue Date:: 2012-09-01

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dc.contributor.author	Grant, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-6046	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.date.issued	2012-09-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Political Science, 2012, 47 (3), pp. 399 - 412	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1036-1146	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/29070
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines Australian local government in terms of local council autonomy as set against the oversight exercised by state governments. In particular, we investigate 'home rule' in the United States and its potential relevance to the Australian milieu. We argue that prima facie the operation of home rule is problematic due to its litigious nature, and that while the implementation of home rule might be possible in an Australian local government jurisdiction, it is improbable. However, consideration of home rule as a principle by which state-local government relationships might be organised sheds light on the limits to the autonomy and independence of Australian local governments. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Political Science	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/10361146.2012.704003	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Autonomy versus Oversight in Local Government Reform: The Implications of 'Home Rule' for Australian Local Government	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

This paper examines Australian local government in terms of local council autonomy as set against the oversight exercised by state governments. In particular, we investigate 'home rule' in the United States and its potential relevance to the Australian milieu. We argue that prima facie the operation of home rule is problematic due to its litigious nature, and that while the implementation of home rule might be possible in an Australian local government jurisdiction, it is improbable. However, consideration of home rule as a principle by which state-local government relationships might be organised sheds light on the limits to the autonomy and independence of Australian local governments. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

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