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100			_aDollery, Brian Edward _92077
245			_aChalk and cheese: _ba comparative analysis of local government reform processes in New South Wales and Victoria
260			_c2018
300			_ap.847-858.
520			_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.
650			_aLocal government - Reforms - New South Wales _91796
650			_aLocal government - Reforms - Victoria _91797
700			_aDrew, Joseph James _91798
773			_aInternational Journal of Public Administration
906			_aLocal government
942			_2ddc _cAR