Local democracy and local government efficiency: the case of elected executives in Australian local government
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Article Title | Local democracy and local government efficiency: the case of elected executives in Australian local government |
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ERA Journal ID | 36154 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Grant, Bligh (Author), Dollery, Brian (Author) and Gow, Jeff (Author) |
Journal Title | Australian Journal of Political Science |
Journal Citation | 46 (1), pp. 53-69 |
Number of Pages | 17 |
Year | 2011 |
Place of Publication | Australia |
ISSN | 1036-1146 |
1363-030X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10361146.2010.544284 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10361146.2010.544284 |
Abstract | In the international context it has been argued that institutional reform to leadership in local government can improve the sector in terms of both its democratic legitimacy and its operational efficiency. In Australia, despite two decades of far-reaching reform processes across state government jurisdictions, focused heavily on structural change, local government still faces daunting problems, yet the potential of reform to political leadership as a method of alleviating these problems has not been fully explored. This paper thus examines the applicability of alternative leadership models to Australian local government, in particular the elected executive model which characterises some American and European local government systems. We argue that the introduction of elected executives could prove problematic in terms of accountability and representation in Australian local government. |
Keywords | elected executives; local government; Australia |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 440801. Australian government and politics |
440708. Public administration | |
350709. Organisation and management theory | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | School of Accounting, Economics and Finance |
University of New England | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q083z/local-democracy-and-local-government-efficiency-the-case-of-elected-executives-in-australian-local-government
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