00622pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001700040245003600057260000900093300001300102362000800115520029800123650002100421773004600442180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAllam, Percy  aWhy smaller councils make sense  c2003  ap.74-81.  aSep  aThis article presents a case for smaller local governments based on notions of economic efficiency and community identity service responsiveness and political accountability. The arguments of sceptics (or those favouring greater council amalgamations) are challenged and refuted. - Reproduced.  aLocal government  aAmerican Journal of Public Administration