Saving Local Government
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-16-4334-7 (ISBN)
In Saving Local Government Professor Drew also makes a number of important contributions to address significant gaps in the scholarly literature. In particular, the book includes extensive treatment of de-amalgamation, applied natural law philosophy, Aristotelian epistemology for evaluating public policy success, as well as alternatives to financial administration. The work is therefore also compelling reading for scholars.
Joseph Drew is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Local Government in the Institute for Public Policy & Governance at the University of Technology Sydney and adjunct Professor at the Department of Business Administration, Tokyo Metropolitan University. His research interests focus on public finance, performance measurement, local government structural reform, natural law philosophy and governance. Previously he worked in executive positions in the retail banking sector. His work has been recognised in the 2004 Australian College of Educators awards and he is the recipient of the University Medal (Griffith University, 2003) and the D H Drummond award (University of New England, 2014). Recent publications have appeared in Public Administration, Local Government Studies, Public Money & Management, Public Administration Quarterly, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, the Australian Journal of Public Administration, and Policy & Politics. Hehas consulted with numerous Victorian, Tasmanian, South Australian and New South Wales councils on accounting, finance and economic matters. Joseph has also been called as an expert witness for multiple Australian State and Federal Government Upper House inquiries into local public finance, as well as working on a number of projects of national significance abroad. His new book – Reforming Local Government – BECAME available from Springer IN September 2020. Joseph serves on the Editorial Board of Australia’s highest ranked public administration journal – the Australian Journal of Public Administration.
Part I: Triage.- Chapter 1. Triage for Local Government.- Chapter 2. Some Important Theories of Local Government.- Chapter 3. How Will We Know Success?.- Part II: Local Government First Aide.- Chapter 4. First Aide.- Part III: The Treatment of Chronic Local Government Conditions.- Chapter 5. Saving Local Government through Amalgamation and Co-operative Arrangements.- Chapter 6. Saving Local Government through De-Amalgamation.- Chapter 7. Saving Local Government through Reform of Political Institutions.- Chapter 8. Planning to Save Local Government.- Chapter 9. Saving Local Government – A Moral Perspective.- Chapter 10. Saving Local Government with Subsidium.- Chapter 11. Can We Really Save Local Government?.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.02.2023 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 1 Illustrations, black and white; VII, 177 p. 1 illus. |
| Verlagsort | Singapore |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| Schlagworte | Amalgamation • community engagement • De-amalgamation • financial sustainability • Insolvency • local government • Policy Evaluation • Policy formulation |
| ISBN-10 | 981-16-4334-2 / 9811643342 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-981-16-4334-7 / 9789811643347 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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