New Zealand local government at the crossroads? Reflections on the recent local government reforms

Urban Policy and Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-185

  Thomas, Steven ^a   Ali Memon, P ^b  

^a Maxim Institute   (New Zealand)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

community planning; governance; Labour government; Local Government Act 2002; local government reform; paradigmatic policy change; participation; strategic planning; Third Way

Indexed keywords

EID: 54349125085     PISSN: 08111146     EISSN: 14767244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08111140701344825     Document Type: Article

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