TY  - BOOK
AU  - Grant,Bligh
AU  - Drew,Joseph
TI  - Local government in Australia: history, theory and public policy 
SN  - 9811038651
AV  - JQ4031 
U1  - 320.994 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Singapore
PB  - Springer
KW  - Australia
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1; Introduction --; Part I; History : --; 2; Origins and development of local government systems in Australia: an overview --; 3; Local government and the Australian federation: regionalisation, regionalism and the struggle for constitutional recognition --; Part II; Theory : --; 4; Theories of local government and application to Australia --; Part III; Public Policy : --; 5; Autonomy and local governments in Australia --; 6; Community and community engagement in Australian local government --; 7; Introduction to Australian local government economics and finance --; 8; Leadership in Australian local government systems --; 9; Ethical issues in Australian local government --; 10; Local government amalgamations --; 11; The global city thesis in the Australian context: a case study of Sydney global city --; Part IV; Future : --; 12; The future of local government in Australia: maximizing service delivery with political voice
N2  - "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."--Publisher's website
ER  -