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This research examines and assesses options for local government consolidation and structural ref... more This research examines and assesses options for local government consolidation and structural reform. Volume 1 is the primary report. Volume 2 contains the background papers to the report, including a literature review and case studies
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
To complement Zack Taylor’s paper on Regionalism from Above: Metro Governance in Canada, the jour... more To complement Zack Taylor’s paper on Regionalism from Above: Metro Governance in Canada, the journal commissioned four short ‘perspectives’ from Commonwealth countries grappling with similar issues – Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa. The purpose was not in any way to ‘review’ Taylor’s work, but rather to establish a broader picture of issues and trends in metropolitan governance, and to identify common threads. The perspectives from Australia, England and South Africa focus on recent developments and governance issues in particular metropolitan areas. These are respectively the fast-growing outer metropolitan sub-region of Western Sydney; the long-established conurbation of Greater Manchester; and the vast, emerging ‘multi-nodal sprawl’ of South Africa’s Gauteng City Region, centred on Johannesburg. The New Zealand perspective takes a different approach, exploring the implications of shifts in national policy towards a focus on wellbeing and the quality of life in co...
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2017
This discussion addresses the increasing interest in the idea of smart cities concerning the pote... more This discussion addresses the increasing interest in the idea of smart cities concerning the potential opportunities from innovative technology and the need for flexibility and creativity in how local governments respond. It traces the evolution of the regulatory framework for New Zealand local governments with its increased emphasis on compliance, the protection of public monies, and the growing complexity of local government decision-making. It contrasts this with the flexibility, fleetness of foot and openness to new ways of working needed to take full advantage of changing technology. The conclusion is that there is an increasing disconnect between the compliance and accountability regimes imposed on local governments and what is required if local governments are to embrace creatively the opportunities and challenges of a smart city.
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development, 2017
This chapter examines how the practice of governance, especially at a subnational level, has been... more This chapter examines how the practice of governance, especially at a subnational level, has been evolving since the 1990s, focusing on the implications for “community governance”. An overview of recent thinking on the nature of governance opens up the question of whether “governance” may be exercised through institutions entirely separate from government. Examples are considered from Australia's experience with “community banking”, and from trusts and foundations that have emerged from major public sector restructuring. The chapter considers the work of the Global Fund for Community Foundations as an important civil society contribution to subnational governance in developing countries, examining the role of foundations in building capacity and capability in disadvantaged communities through a new approach grounded in an understanding of “community governance”. Overall the chapter argues for a broadening in the understanding of governance, from what governments do to encompassi...
This paper introduces community governance to an Australian local government audience and provide... more This paper introduces community governance to an Australian local government audience and provides the foundation for further research on the topic. It summarises the findings of a literature review on community governance from a local government perspective and sets out the theoretical underpinnings. Literature on the governance theme is vast, so this paper is necessarily selective. The focus is on key ideas and theories of community governance that are well researched and on authors who are recognised as leading researchers in the local government field. With some exceptions the paper draws from academic research and government publications produced within the last ten years. Key questions covered by this review include: How is the term governance defined in international literature and how is it different from ‘government’? How is the term 'community' understood? From a community governance perspective what does the literature tell us about the changing nature of the rela...
The ways in which local councils manage relationships with the communities they serve are undergo... more The ways in which local councils manage relationships with the communities they serve are undergoing significant change, partly as the statutory frameworks for local governments themselves change, and partly in response to changing community expectations. This paper provides an overview of the evolution of community governance in Australia considering both local government practice and the unique role of the community banking network of the Bendigo Bank. It is contextualised by an examination of recent literature on governance, which supports a series of interviews/case studies. A wide range of innovative practice is identified, implications are drawn for local government structure and practice and recommendations made both for strengthening community governance and for further developing the relationship between local government and community banking.
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Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2014
This ambitious and highly informative volume is premised on both the seismic shift in the perceiv... more This ambitious and highly informative volume is premised on both the seismic shift in the perceived developmental role of local government across the globe, and the challenges that local governments will face as their key role in achieving the post-2015 sustainable development goals is increasingly being recognised within the global policy fora. New Century Local Government brings together an impressively wide geographic spread of country case studies from across the four regions of the Commonwealth, and pulls together work by leading scholars of local government who are all members of the Commonwealth Local Government Research Advisory Group (CLGF-RAG). It provides a plethora of detailed country case studies arranged around three themes: decentralisation in the Caribbean, Pakistan and England, local government finance and local economic development in India, South Africa and Tanzania, and new approaches to governance in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Not only do the papers prov...
Asian Journal of Public Administration, 2000
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the New Zealand experi-ence of public se... more The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the New Zealand experi-ence of public sector reform. Three areas are singled out for special attention. The first is the widespread use of the company form in areas where the government has mixed policy objectives. The ...
Policy Quarterly
This article explores the emergence of localism as a key concept in local governance. It distingu... more This article explores the emergence of localism as a key concept in local governance. It distinguishes between devolution, subsidiarity and localism, and examines how current policy development in New Zealand still reflects a very top-down understanding of governance. It then argues that local government has all the powers required to put in place a radical practice of localism and explains how.
Policy Quarterly
The theme of this article is current developments in community governance (see, for example, Rolf... more The theme of this article is current developments in community governance (see, for example, Rolfe, 2016), but it comes with a warning: this is an area where definitions are extremely difficult and it is easy to become distracted by semantics, rather than focused on the substance. Discussion is further complicated by the variety of practice, the many different approaches which can come under the umbrella of community governance, and the formal responsibilities of local government in different jurisdictions: local government in England and Wales has significant social service delivery responsibilities (albeit typically under fairly tight government requirements), but in both Australia and New Zealand local government’s actual involvement in social service delivery is relatively minimal, although Australian local government does have a role in care both of older people and of children, especially in the provision of childcare centres.
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2016
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 23276665 2014 911492, May 20, 2014
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2015
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009
Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross have assembled a collection of papers which powerfully supp... more Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross have assembled a collection of papers which powerfully supports their argument that “those concerned with the future of cities, whether as academics or practitioners, should devote more time to instrumental learning from abroad.” Contributions range widely from the influence of globalisation and urbanisation, to the importance of understanding the unique impact of our own context; from innovation in the leading ‘world cities’ of the developed world, to the seemingly intractable problems of cities in the developing world; from celebrating the importance of a shift from government to governance, to contributions highlighting the potential of governance to undermine local democracy; and from the role of leadership to the dangers of persistent managerialism.
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2013
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.
This research examines and assesses options for local government consolidation and structural ref... more This research examines and assesses options for local government consolidation and structural reform. Volume 1 is the primary report. Volume 2 contains the background papers to the report, including a literature review and case studies
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
To complement Zack Taylor’s paper on Regionalism from Above: Metro Governance in Canada, the jour... more To complement Zack Taylor’s paper on Regionalism from Above: Metro Governance in Canada, the journal commissioned four short ‘perspectives’ from Commonwealth countries grappling with similar issues – Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa. The purpose was not in any way to ‘review’ Taylor’s work, but rather to establish a broader picture of issues and trends in metropolitan governance, and to identify common threads. The perspectives from Australia, England and South Africa focus on recent developments and governance issues in particular metropolitan areas. These are respectively the fast-growing outer metropolitan sub-region of Western Sydney; the long-established conurbation of Greater Manchester; and the vast, emerging ‘multi-nodal sprawl’ of South Africa’s Gauteng City Region, centred on Johannesburg. The New Zealand perspective takes a different approach, exploring the implications of shifts in national policy towards a focus on wellbeing and the quality of life in co...
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2017
This discussion addresses the increasing interest in the idea of smart cities concerning the pote... more This discussion addresses the increasing interest in the idea of smart cities concerning the potential opportunities from innovative technology and the need for flexibility and creativity in how local governments respond. It traces the evolution of the regulatory framework for New Zealand local governments with its increased emphasis on compliance, the protection of public monies, and the growing complexity of local government decision-making. It contrasts this with the flexibility, fleetness of foot and openness to new ways of working needed to take full advantage of changing technology. The conclusion is that there is an increasing disconnect between the compliance and accountability regimes imposed on local governments and what is required if local governments are to embrace creatively the opportunities and challenges of a smart city.
Advances in Electronic Government, Digital Divide, and Regional Development, 2017
This chapter examines how the practice of governance, especially at a subnational level, has been... more This chapter examines how the practice of governance, especially at a subnational level, has been evolving since the 1990s, focusing on the implications for “community governance”. An overview of recent thinking on the nature of governance opens up the question of whether “governance” may be exercised through institutions entirely separate from government. Examples are considered from Australia's experience with “community banking”, and from trusts and foundations that have emerged from major public sector restructuring. The chapter considers the work of the Global Fund for Community Foundations as an important civil society contribution to subnational governance in developing countries, examining the role of foundations in building capacity and capability in disadvantaged communities through a new approach grounded in an understanding of “community governance”. Overall the chapter argues for a broadening in the understanding of governance, from what governments do to encompassi...
This paper introduces community governance to an Australian local government audience and provide... more This paper introduces community governance to an Australian local government audience and provides the foundation for further research on the topic. It summarises the findings of a literature review on community governance from a local government perspective and sets out the theoretical underpinnings. Literature on the governance theme is vast, so this paper is necessarily selective. The focus is on key ideas and theories of community governance that are well researched and on authors who are recognised as leading researchers in the local government field. With some exceptions the paper draws from academic research and government publications produced within the last ten years. Key questions covered by this review include: How is the term governance defined in international literature and how is it different from ‘government’? How is the term 'community' understood? From a community governance perspective what does the literature tell us about the changing nature of the rela...
The ways in which local councils manage relationships with the communities they serve are undergo... more The ways in which local councils manage relationships with the communities they serve are undergoing significant change, partly as the statutory frameworks for local governments themselves change, and partly in response to changing community expectations. This paper provides an overview of the evolution of community governance in Australia considering both local government practice and the unique role of the community banking network of the Bendigo Bank. It is contextualised by an examination of recent literature on governance, which supports a series of interviews/case studies. A wide range of innovative practice is identified, implications are drawn for local government structure and practice and recommendations made both for strengthening community governance and for further developing the relationship between local government and community banking.
An academic directory and search engine.
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2014
This ambitious and highly informative volume is premised on both the seismic shift in the perceiv... more This ambitious and highly informative volume is premised on both the seismic shift in the perceived developmental role of local government across the globe, and the challenges that local governments will face as their key role in achieving the post-2015 sustainable development goals is increasingly being recognised within the global policy fora. New Century Local Government brings together an impressively wide geographic spread of country case studies from across the four regions of the Commonwealth, and pulls together work by leading scholars of local government who are all members of the Commonwealth Local Government Research Advisory Group (CLGF-RAG). It provides a plethora of detailed country case studies arranged around three themes: decentralisation in the Caribbean, Pakistan and England, local government finance and local economic development in India, South Africa and Tanzania, and new approaches to governance in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Not only do the papers prov...
Asian Journal of Public Administration, 2000
The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the New Zealand experi-ence of public se... more The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the New Zealand experi-ence of public sector reform. Three areas are singled out for special attention. The first is the widespread use of the company form in areas where the government has mixed policy objectives. The ...
Policy Quarterly
This article explores the emergence of localism as a key concept in local governance. It distingu... more This article explores the emergence of localism as a key concept in local governance. It distinguishes between devolution, subsidiarity and localism, and examines how current policy development in New Zealand still reflects a very top-down understanding of governance. It then argues that local government has all the powers required to put in place a radical practice of localism and explains how.
Policy Quarterly
The theme of this article is current developments in community governance (see, for example, Rolf... more The theme of this article is current developments in community governance (see, for example, Rolfe, 2016), but it comes with a warning: this is an area where definitions are extremely difficult and it is easy to become distracted by semantics, rather than focused on the substance. Discussion is further complicated by the variety of practice, the many different approaches which can come under the umbrella of community governance, and the formal responsibilities of local government in different jurisdictions: local government in England and Wales has significant social service delivery responsibilities (albeit typically under fairly tight government requirements), but in both Australia and New Zealand local government’s actual involvement in social service delivery is relatively minimal, although Australian local government does have a role in care both of older people and of children, especially in the provision of childcare centres.
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2016
Http Dx Doi Org 10 1080 23276665 2014 911492, May 20, 2014
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2015
Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009
Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross have assembled a collection of papers which powerfully supp... more Robin Hambleton and Jill Simone Gross have assembled a collection of papers which powerfully supports their argument that “those concerned with the future of cities, whether as academics or practitioners, should devote more time to instrumental learning from abroad.” Contributions range widely from the influence of globalisation and urbanisation, to the importance of understanding the unique impact of our own context; from innovation in the leading ‘world cities’ of the developed world, to the seemingly intractable problems of cities in the developing world; from celebrating the importance of a shift from government to governance, to contributions highlighting the potential of governance to undermine local democracy; and from the role of leadership to the dangers of persistent managerialism.
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, 2013
The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with p... more The accuracy of the Content should not be relied upon and should be independently verified with primary sources of information. Taylor and Francis shall not be liable for any losses, actions, claims, proceedings, demands, costs, expenses, damages, and other liabilities whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with, in relation to or arising out of the use of the Content. This article may be used for research, teaching, and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution, reselling, loan, sub-licensing, systematic supply, or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden.