| Description |
xii, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Australian local government -- 2. Financial pressures -- 3. The economic basis for local government -- 4. Local government charges -- 5. Local government taxation -- 6. Intergovernmental grants -- 7. Alternative models -- 8. Local government amalgamation -- 9. Economies of scale, size and scope -- 10. Economies of scale in local government -- 11. Economic efficiency in local government -- 12. The purchaser-provider split -- 13. Cost shifting -- 14. Public-private partnerships and municipal infrastructure -- 15. Local economic development and local government -- 16. Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Australian local government economics is the first book devoted exclusively to the economic dimensions of local government in Australia. The book considers the development of the present crisis in council funding, the consequences of this crisis, and the current place of councils in the broad context of Australian fiscal federalism. In some detail it discusses the economic foundations of local government, including fees and charges, property taxation and intergovernmental grants."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Local government |
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Economic conditions |
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Trends to 2005 |
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Statistics |
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Interstate comparisons |
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Australia overseas comparisons |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [302]-316 |
| Subject |
Local finance -- Australia.
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Municipal finance -- Australia.
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Local government -- Australia -- Finance.
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Local government -- Australia.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Economic policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114310
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| Author |
Crase, Lin.
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Johnson, Andrew, 1970-
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| LC no. |
2006404184 |
| ISBN |
0868407518 paperback |
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