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100			_aDollery, Brian Edward _92067
245			_aIs bigger really better?: _ba comparative analysis of municipal mergers in Australian and Japanese local government
260			_c2018
300			_ap.725-734.
520			_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.
650			_aLocal government - Japan _92068
700			_aYamazaki, Keiichi _91718
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
906			_aLocal government - Australia
942			_cAR