Old foes: Structural change and local democracy in Australian local government’

Grant, BJ; Dollery, B

Old foes: Structural change and local democracy in Australian local government’

Grant, BJ

Dollery, B

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Citation:: Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 2014, 3 (3), pp. 8 - 41
Issue Date:: 2014

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dc.contributor.author	Grant, BJ https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-6046	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Interdisciplinary Journal of Economics and Business Law, 2014, 3 (3), pp. 8 - 41	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2047-8747	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/32866
dc.description.abstract	The debate over local government reform in Australia continues to be polarised between arguments in favour of increasing economic efficiency and a desire to retain local democracy. After providing a summary of this debate in Australian local government, we critically assess the reform process in Australia against the four models of local democracy proposed by Haus and Sweeting (2006). We contend that local government reform in Australia can be seen in a more positive light, with local representation broadened rather than diminished. However, notions of network democracy and network governance should be treated with caution.	en_US
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dc.title	Old foes: Structural change and local democracy in Australian local government’	en_US
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Abstract:

The debate over local government reform in Australia continues to be polarised between arguments in favour of increasing economic efficiency and a desire to retain local democracy. After providing a summary of this debate in Australian local government, we critically assess the reform process in Australia against the four models of local democracy proposed by Haus and Sweeting (2006). We contend that local government reform in Australia can be seen in a more positive light, with local representation broadened rather than diminished. However, notions of network democracy and network governance should be treated with caution.

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