Local government in a global world : Australia and Canada in comparative perspective / edited by Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and John F. Martin.

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TextSeries: Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governancePublication details: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, 2010 2010)Description: 1 online resource (x, 268 pages)Content type:

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9781442698567
144269856X

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320.80971

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JS8033 .L63 2010eb

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Chapter 1 Local Government in a Global World: Australia and Canada in Comparative Perspectives / Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and John Martin -- Chapter 2 Citizen Participation and Local Governance: The Australian Experience / Chris Aulich -- Chapter 3 'You Say you want an Evolution?': From Citizen to Community Engagement in Canadian Cities / Susan D. Phillips -- Chapter 4 Restructuring and Reform -- Australia / Neil Marshall -- Chapter 5 Restructuring and Reform -- Canada / Andrew Sancton -- Chapter 6 Performance Management in Australian Local Government / Louise Kloot and John Martin -- Chapter 7 Performance Management in Canadian Local Government: A Journey in Progress or a Dead End? / Carol Agocs and Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly -- Chapter 8 What's Fair? Inter-government Relations in Australia / Graham Sansom -- Chapter 9 No Joke! Local -- Government and Intergovernmental Relations in Canada / Katherine A.H. Graham -- Chapter 10 Local Government in a Global World: Comparing Findings and Conclusions / Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly and John Martin.

Summary: "Local government plays a critical role in the lives of all citizens, from remote towns to capital cities. As the political legitimacy and importance of municipalities grow, however, it becomes increasingly difficult to strike a balance between local and higher levels of government. The contributors to Local Government in a Global World provide insights into key themes impacting local governance in two federations with much in common historically, culturally, and politically: Australia and Canada.Summary: These essays examine changes in the Australian and Canadian systems through four thematic lenses: citizen participation in government systems, the restructuring and reform of local governments, the use of performance measures and management systems in the administration of local governments, and the relations of local governments within higher levels of governments. Unique in its thematic selection and in its compare-and-contrast structure, Local Government in a Global World provides a valuable reference for those seeking to understand how effective local government is structured and managed."--Pub. desc.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Local government plays a critical role in the lives of all citizens, from remote towns to capital cities. As the political legitimacy and importance of municipalities grow, however, it becomes increasingly difficult to strike a balance between local and higher levels of government. The contributors to Local Government in a Global World provide insights into key themes impacting local governance in two federations with much in common historically, culturally, and politically: Australia and Canada.

These essays examine changes in the Australian and Canadian systems through four thematic lenses: citizen participation in government systems, the restructuring and reform of local governments, the use of performance measures and management systems in the administration of local governments, and the relations of local governments within higher levels of governments. Unique in its thematic selection and in its compare-and-contrast structure, Local Government in a Global World provides a valuable reference for those seeking to understand how effective local government is structured and managed."--Pub. desc.

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