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Regional Development And Local Government: Three Generations Of Federal Intervention, Andrew H. Kelly, Brian Dollery, Bligh Grant
Regional Development And Local Government: Three Generations Of Federal Intervention, Andrew H. Kelly, Brian Dollery, Bligh Grant
Bligh Grant
Contemporary Australian local government faces several daunting problems, not least escalating financial un-sustainability and local infrastructure depletion. The main response of the various state and territory governments has taken the form of a series structural reform programs, with a strong emphasis on forced amalgamation. However, widespread dissatisfaction with the consequences of these compulsory consolidation programs has led to a search for alternative policy solutions based largely on shared services and various types of regional co-operation between local councils. This paper seeks to place proposed ‘regional’ solutions to contemporary problems in historical perspective by providing a comparative account of three distinct …
Public Policy Special Edition On Local Government, Michael Kortt, Bligh Grant, Brian Dollery
Public Policy Special Edition On Local Government, Michael Kortt, Bligh Grant, Brian Dollery
Bligh Grant
No abstract provided.
Regional And Local Tensions: The Role Of Shared Services, Michael Kortt, Brian Dollery, Bligh Grant
Regional And Local Tensions: The Role Of Shared Services, Michael Kortt, Brian Dollery, Bligh Grant
Bligh Grant
No abstract provided.