Local Democracy and Local Government Efficiency
The Case of Elected Executives in Australian Local Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234414 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bligh Grant (0000-0002-8055-6046, University of Southern Queensland), Brian Dollery (0000-0003-2760-865X), Jeff Gow (0000-0002-5726-298X, University of Southern Queensland) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-69 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10361146.2010.544284 |
| OpenAlex | W2006032978 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 21 |
In the international context it has been argued that institutional reform to leadership in local government can improve the sector in terms of both its democratic legitimacy and its operational efficiency. In Australia, despite two decades of far-reaching reform processes across state government jurisdictions, focused heavily on structural change, local government still faces daunting problems, yet the potential of reform to political leadership as a method of alleviating these problems has not been fully explored. This paper thus examines the applicability of alternative leadership models to Australian local government, in particular the elected executive model which characterises some American and European local government systems. We argue that the introduction of elected executives could prove problematic in terms of accountability and representation in Australian local government. Additional informationNotes on contributorsBligh GrantBligh Grant is Deputy Director of the Centre for Local Government at the University of New England and Associate Lecturer in Political Economy at the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Southern Queensland. Brian Dollery is Professor of Economics and Director of the Centre for Local Government at the University of New England. Jeff Gow is Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Southern Queensland
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2018 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |