Less Haste, More Speed: The Fit for the Future Reform Program in New South Wales Local Government

Drew, J; Dollery, B

Less Haste, More Speed: The Fit for the Future Reform Program in New South Wales Local Government

Drew, J

Dollery, B

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Australian Journal of Public Administration, 2016, 75 (1), pp. 78 - 88
Issue Date:: 2016-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Drew, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-5758	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Australian Journal of Public Administration, 2016, 75 (1), pp. 78 - 88	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0313-6647	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/41801
dc.description.abstract	© 2015 Institute of Public Administration Australia In August 2011 the New South Wales (NSW) Government established the Independent Local Government Review Panel to examine the options for improving the sustainability of the NSW local government sector. In October 2014 the NSW Government set out its response in its Fit for the Future reform program. This paper provides a critical assessment of the Fit for the Future program. We show that it contains errors, relies on unreliable data, and neglects important factors, which may be ascribed to the haste with which it has been constructed. This could have serious consequences given the potential impact the Fit for the Future program will have on NSW local government. We thus conclude that it would be prudent to address these matters before proceeding further with the program.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Australian Journal of Public Administration	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/1467-8500.12158	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Political Science & Public Administration	en_US
dc.title	Less Haste, More Speed: The Fit for the Future Reform Program in New South Wales Local Government	en_US
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Abstract:

© 2015 Institute of Public Administration Australia In August 2011 the New South Wales (NSW) Government established the Independent Local Government Review Panel to examine the options for improving the sustainability of the NSW local government sector. In October 2014 the NSW Government set out its response in its Fit for the Future reform program. This paper provides a critical assessment of the Fit for the Future program. We show that it contains errors, relies on unreliable data, and neglects important factors, which may be ascribed to the haste with which it has been constructed. This could have serious consequences given the potential impact the Fit for the Future program will have on NSW local government. We thus conclude that it would be prudent to address these matters before proceeding further with the program.

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