Structural Reform in Australian Local Government |
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| Authors: | Brian Dollery Joel Byrnes Lin Crase |
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| Institution: | 1. Centre for Local Government, University of New England ,;2. La Trobe University , |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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