01454nam a2200193   4500999001900000008004100019100003200060245011500092260000900207300001500216520070300231650005500934650004800989700002901037773005101066906002201117942001201139952010901151  c507487d507487190215b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDollery, Brian Edward92077  aChalk and cheese:ba comparative analysis of local government reform processes in New South Wales and Victoria  c2018  ap.847-858.  aA substantial empirical literature exists on the consequences of local government reform programs. However, much less effort has been directed at examining how reform processes affect the outcomes of reform programs and little work has been invested in the comparative analysis of local government reform processes. To address this neglect in the literature, this article provides a comparative analysis of the contemporary municipal reform initiatives in the New South Wales and Victorian state local government systems. It is argued that the much more deliberative and inclusive Victorian approach represents a superior approach to the hurried “top-down” New South Wales method. - Reproduced.  aLocal government - Reforms - New South Wales91796  aLocal government - Reforms - Victoria91797  aDrew, Joseph James91798  aInternational Journal of Public Administration  aLocal government   2ddccAR  00102ddc40709381511aIIPAbIIPAd2019-02-15h41(11), Aug, 2018: p.847-858.pAR118901r2019-02-15yAR