Local government failure: Why does Australian local government experience permanent financial austerity?

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-353

  Dollery, Brian ^a   Crase, Lin ^b   Byrnes, Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33748635210     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: 17429536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140600848952     Document Type: Review

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