Australian Local Government Perspectives on Contemporary Structural Reform

Dollery, B; Kortt, M; Drew, J

Australian Local Government Perspectives on Contemporary Structural Reform

Dollery, B Kortt, M Drew, J

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Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Theoretical Foundations and Discussions on the Reformation Process in Local Governments, 2016, pp. 179 - 204
Issue Date:: 2016-06

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dc.contributor.author	Dollery, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kortt, M	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Drew, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-5758	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Sadioglu, U	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Dede, K	en_US
dc.date.issued	2016-06	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Theoretical Foundations and Discussions on the Reformation Process in Local Governments, 2016, pp. 179 - 204	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	152250317X	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781522503170	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/44078
dc.description.abstract	This chapter examines the municipal merger programs in the different Australian state and territory local government systems. In particular, it considers whether the amalgamation policies have met the claims made about their efficacy by advocates of amalgamation. The chapter outlines the characteristics of Australian local councils in comparative perspective, briefly describes the major problems confronting Australian local government, provides a synoptic account of the extant literature on structural reform in local government, and summarises Australian municipal merger programs. It then considers their impact as seen through the prism of a host of public inquiries into local government in the different states, as well as the scholarly literature. The chapter concludes with some comparative analysis of Australian merger programs with similar policies in other countries.	en_US
dc.publisher	IGI Global	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Theoretical Foundations and Discussions on the Reformation Process in Local Governments	en_US
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dc.title	Australian Local Government Perspectives on Contemporary Structural Reform	en_US
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Abstract:

This chapter examines the municipal merger programs in the different Australian state and territory local government systems. In particular, it considers whether the amalgamation policies have met the claims made about their efficacy by advocates of amalgamation. The chapter outlines the characteristics of Australian local councils in comparative perspective, briefly describes the major problems confronting Australian local government, provides a synoptic account of the extant literature on structural reform in local government, and summarises Australian municipal merger programs. It then considers their impact as seen through the prism of a host of public inquiries into local government in the different states, as well as the scholarly literature. The chapter concludes with some comparative analysis of Australian merger programs with similar policies in other countries.

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