Structural Reform in Australian Local Government
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6234539 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Brian Dollery (0000-0003-2760-865X, University of New England), Joel Byrnes (University of New England), Lin Crase (0000-0002-3615-7152, La Trobe University) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 333-339 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/10361140802035820 |
| OpenAlex | W2079896632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 1 |
Amalgamation has always been the favoured Australian policy instrument for improving the efficiency of Local government. However, this policy consensus has flown against mounting evidence that amalgamation not only often fails to reduce costs, but also generates significant unintended negative consequences. This note considers various recent reports into Australian Local government and argues that the earlier policy consensus on the efficacy of Local council amalgamation has vanished
Economics · Government (linguistics · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Public economics · Unintended consequences · Community Development and Social Impact · Law · Public Administration · Taxation and Compliance Studies
Governing the impacts of mining and the impacts of mining governance
A Typology of Shared Service Provision in Australian Local Government
Shared Service Models in Australian Local Government
Crossing Boundaries
Who ‘marries’ whom? The influence of societal connectedness, economic and political homogeneity, and population size on jurisdictional consolidations
Jurisdiction Size and Local Government Policy Expenditure
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2016 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |