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Local Government in Australia
Grant, Bligh; Drew, Joseph
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Description for Local Government in Australia
Hardback. Num Pages: 445 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 12 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JPB; JPP; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
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. Existing research tends to conceptualise Australian local government as an element of public policy grounded in an 'administrative science' approach. A feature of this approach is that generally normative considerations form only a latent element of the discussions, which is invariably anchored in debates about institutional design rather than the normative defensibility of local government. ... Read more
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. Existing research tends to conceptualise Australian local government as an element of public policy grounded in an 'administrative science' approach. A feature of this approach is that generally normative considerations form only a latent element of the discussions, which is invariably anchored in debates about institutional design rather than the normative defensibility of local government. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
445
Condition
New
Number of Pages
445
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811038655
SKU
V9789811038655
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99-3
About Grant, Bligh; Drew, Joseph
Bligh Grant is senior lecturer in Political Studies at the Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney (UTS: IPPG). He has published in a range of disciplines, in particular political studies and local government studies; also strategic management theory, regional economic development and business education. Joseph Drew is post-doctoral research fellow at the Institute for Public ... Read more
Reviews for Local Government in Australia
“It is an excellent, relatively comprehensive, analytical overview of the core issues for local government in Australia. … The authors and the publishers are to be congratulated ... this will be the best book on Australian local government for some very long time.” (Australian Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 77 (1), March, 2018) “This is a timely contribution to ... Read more