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Local Government in Australia

History, Theory and Public Policy

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  • © 2017

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Authors:
  1. Bligh Grant

    1. Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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  2. Joseph Drew

    1. Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

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  • Offers an understanding of Australian local government as a historical and political phenomenon and its importance in contemporary debates
  • Provides a theoretical foundation for Australian local government
  • Represents a new generation of Australian local government scholarship
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvi
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  2. Introduction

    • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
    Pages 1-11

  4. Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. Theories of Local Government and Application to Australia

      • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
      Pages 125-173

  5. Public Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 175-175
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    2. Autonomy and Local Governments in Australia

      • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
      Pages 177-215

    3. Community and Community Engagement in Australian Local Government

      • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
      Pages 217-264

    4. Introduction to Australian Local Government Economics and Finance

      • Joseph Drew, Bligh Grant
      Pages 265-291

    5. Leadership in Australian Local Government Systems

      • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
      Pages 293-326

    6. Ethical Issues in Australian Local Government

      • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
      Pages 327-356

    7. Local Government Amalgamations

      • Joseph Drew, Bligh Grant
      Pages 357-381

    8. The Global City Thesis in the Australian Context: A Case Study of Sydney Global City

      • Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew
      Pages 383-407

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 435-445
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About this book

This book offers a general introduction to and analysis of the history, theory and public policy of Australian local government systems. Conceived in an international comparative context and primarily from within the discipline of political studies, it also incorporates elements of economics and public administration. Existing research tends to conceptualise Australian local government as an element of public policy grounded in an 'administrative science' approach. A feature of this approach is that generally normative considerations form only a latent element of the discussions, which is invariably anchored in debates about institutional design rather than the normative defensibility of local government. The book addresses this point by providing an account of the terrain of theoretical debate alongside salient themes in public policy.

Reviews

“It is an excellent, relatively comprehensive, analytical overview of the core issues for local government in Australia. … The authors and the publishers are to be congratulated ... this will be the best book on Australian local government for some very long time.” (Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 77 (1), March, 2018)



“This is a timely contribution to the field of local government in Australia. … a book that brings together the voluminous materials on local government in Australia will be of immensurable value to researchers interested in local government in particular and multi-level governance more generally. It will easily become the ‘go to’ reference for students and scholars alike.” (Robyn Hollander, Local Government Studies, October, 2017)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Bligh Grant, Joseph Drew

About the authors

Bligh Grant is senior lecturer in Political Studies at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney (UTS: IPPG). He has published in a range of disciplines, in particular political studies and local government studies; also strategic management theory, regional economic development and business education.

Joseph Drew is post-doctoral research fellow at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney (UTS: IPPG). He has published on local government in the disciplines of economics, accounting, taxation and performance monitoring.


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