An analysis of the joint board or county model as the structural basis for effective Australian local governance

Australian Journal of Public Administration

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 198-209

  Dollery, Brian ^a   Johnson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Joint board model; Local governance; Municipal amalgamations; Structural reform

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250158807     PISSN: 03136647     EISSN: 14678500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2007.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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