The assessment of the impact of European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) on Portuguese local government and which factors determine it is important given the magnitude of funds involved. As…
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Substantial European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) monies have been directed at regional economic and social development in Portugal in which Portuguese local government plays a vital role. Given the…
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The expansion of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) philosophies has given rise to some improvements in decision making. However, the limits of IWRM also need to be recognised. This paper…
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This post is the first of our series about the individual experience of studying with UNE Business School – we’ll be talking to current students, graduates and alumni over the…
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State-imposed limitations on local government revenue and expenditure represent an especially draconian form of regulation. In Australian local government, New South Wales (NSW) has a longstanding rate-pegging regime, the Northern…
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The economic structure of local government areas (LGAs) of the Northern Territory (NT) are mapped and analyzed using economic base theory. Using a three-stage geospatial visualization we find that: 1)…
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State-imposed limitations on local government revenue and expenditure represent an especially draconian form of regulation. In Australian local government, New South Wales (NSW) has a longstanding rate-pegging regime, the Northern…
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Professor Dollery recently traveled to Lisbon to deliver a presentation – ‘Australian Local Government Sustainability’, to Beyond the Financial Sustainability of Municipalities: New Challenges for Local Management Conference, Technical University…
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While 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…
Read moreProfessor Brian Dollery of the UNE Centre for Local Government has secured a research grant for $25,000 from the South Australian Local Government Association (SALGA) Local Government Research and Development…
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