Did the big stick work? An empirical assessment of scale economies and the Queensland forced amalgamation program
Abstract In 2007, the Queensland Government imposed forced amalgamation with the
number of local authorities falling from 157 to just 73 councils. Amalgamation was based …
number of local authorities falling from 157 to just 73 councils. Amalgamation was based …
A cautionary tale: Council amalgamation in Tasmania and the Deloitte access economics report
Contemporary Australian public policy has come to rely increasingly on technical reports
produced by commercial consultants in contrast to the traditional approach, which employed …
produced by commercial consultants in contrast to the traditional approach, which employed …
The Australian experience of municipal amalgamation: Asking the citizenry and exploring the implications
Debate over municipal amalgamations in Australian continues to dominate local
government reform agendas, with the putative need to achieve economies of scale and …
government reform agendas, with the putative need to achieve economies of scale and …
A normative model for local government de-amalgamation in Australia
Ongoing local community dissatisfaction in some newly amalgamated local government
areas resulting from the 2007 Queensland forced amalgamation program has raised the …
areas resulting from the 2007 Queensland forced amalgamation program has raised the …
De-amalgamation in action: the Queensland experience
While a substantial theoretical and empirical literature has examined compulsory local
government consolidation, little is known about de-amalgamation after forced mergers …
government consolidation, little is known about de-amalgamation after forced mergers …
Would Bigger Councils Yield Scale Economies in the Greater Perth Metropolitan Region? A Critique of the Metropolitan Local Government Review for Perth Local …
Forced amalgamation is a ubiquitous feature of Australian local government reform–
compulsory council consolidation programs have occurred in all states and territories, with …
compulsory council consolidation programs have occurred in all states and territories, with …
Legislating deliberative engagement: Is local government in Victoria willing and able?
Growing dissatisfaction with representative democracy and concomitantly, the increasing
expectation that citizens assert more influence over public policy have seen the emergence …
expectation that citizens assert more influence over public policy have seen the emergence …
Losing localism, constraining councillors: Why the Northern Territory supershires are struggling
W Sanders - Policy Studies, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Local government reform in Australia's sparsely settled Northern Territory resulted in the
emergence of large, remote area, regional shires in 2008. This paper outlines the history of …
emergence of large, remote area, regional shires in 2008. This paper outlines the history of …
A model for measuring financial sustainability of local authorities: model development and application
M Arunachalam, C Chen, H Davey - Asia-Pacific Management …, 2017 - ir.uitm.edu.my
A key element of local government management accounting is an accountability system
driven by benchmarks and techniques to evaluate the financial sustainability of local …
driven by benchmarks and techniques to evaluate the financial sustainability of local …
Chalk and cheese: A comparative analysis of local government reform processes in New South Wales and Victoria
BE Dollery, JJ Drew - International Journal of Public Administration, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT A substantial empirical literature exists on the consequences of local
government reform programs. However, much less effort has been directed at examining …
government reform programs. However, much less effort has been directed at examining …