01399nam a22001817a 4500999001900000008004100019100003200060245011900092260000900211300001500220520072000235650003500955700002800990773005101018906003301069942000701102952010801109  c507466d507466190214b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDollery, Brian Edward92067  aIs bigger really better?:ba comparative analysis of municipal mergers in Australian and Japanese local government  c2018  ap.725-734.  aWhile structural reform by means of municipal mergers has been employed in many different countries, council consolidation has been especially marked in Australian and Japanese local government. This suggests that much can be learned by examining amalgamation through the analytical prism of comparative analysis. In this article, we investigate structural reform through municipal amalgamation in Australian and Japanese local government by examining the aims of amalgamation, the methods employed by public policy makers and the outcomes which were achieved. From this comparative analysis, we attempt to draw some broader lessons for local government policy making aimed at local government reform. - Reproduced.  aLocal government - Japan92068  aYamazaki, Keiichi91718  aInternational Journal of Public Administration  aLocal government - Australia  cAR  00102ddc40709381493aIIPAbIIPAd2019-02-14h41(9), Jul, 2018: p.725-734.pAR118889r2019-02-14yAR