New Century Local Government: Commonwealth Perspectives
Synopsis
Democratic decentralisation through ‘conventional’ institutions of local government is facing increasing challenges, whether from financial pressures, questions of representativeness, difficult central-local relations and from a perhaps growing belief that local government has failed to realise its potential and there may be better ways of achieving societal goals. It is clear there is need to contemplate quite radical change to ensure local government becomes or remains ‘fit for purpose’.
This collection of papers illustrates the way in which the role of local government is evolving in different parts of the Commonwealth and provides practical examples of new local government at work. It showcases emerging practice, and highlights success stories from new ways of working and challenges confronting local government in both developed and developing countries.
New Century Local Government makes a very valuable contribution to helping understand the changing role of local government, and will ensure that practitioners are up-to-date with the most innovative initiatives in local government planning and administration.
Chapters
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Foreword and Acknowledgements
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Abbreviations, acronyms and List of contributors
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Introduction
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Democratic Decentralisation in the Commonwealth Caribbean
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Pakistan's Devolution of Power Plan
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Decentralisation and Community Budgeting in England
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Ironic Localism and a Critical History of English ‘Reform'
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Toward a System of Municipal Finance for Twenty-first Century India
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Property Rates as an Instrument for Development: An Analysis of South African Policy, Law and Practice
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Municipal Partnerships for Prosperity: Empowering the Working Poor
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New Pathways to Effective Regional Governance: Canadian Reflections
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Long-term Strategic Planning in New Zealand
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The Role of Local Authority Companies: Lessons from New Zealand
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The Evolving Role of Mayors: An Australian Perspective
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