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100			_aRyan, Roberta
245			_aMissed opportunities for democratic engagement: the adoption of community indicators in local government
260			_c2015
300			_ap.33-43.
362			_aMar
520			_aCommunity indicators, as a framework for the measurement of community wellbeing and progress established in collaboration with the community itself, have more than three decades of history in the United States. Although community indicator projects developed in Australia from the 1990s onwards, particularly by local governments, they have primarily been used as a reporting tool rather than as an instrument for democratic engagement and evidence-based policy development. In this article, an analysis is provided of the range of approaches to community indicators in Australia and the United States. The argument is made for the use of community indicators to enhance the democratic capacity of local government. The aim is to stimulate discussion about the potential benefits of community indicator projects for local government in Australia and increase understanding of the possible extent of their application. - Reproduced.
650			_aLocal government
700			_aHastings, Catherine
773			_aAsia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
909			_a108116
999			_c108111 _d108111