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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791662003321

Autore

Brunet-Jailly Emmanuel

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4426-9856-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Institute of Public Administration of Canada Series in Public Management and Governance

Disciplina

320.80971

Soggetti

Municipal government - Canada

Local government - Australia

Comparative government

Globalization

Electronic books.

Australien

Canada

Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.

"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.