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Council cooperation in New South Wales: Why have some councils not joined joint organisations?

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  • Piper, Donella

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  • Dollery, Brain & Piper, Donella, 2020. "Council cooperation in New South Wales: Why have some councils not joined joint organisations?," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 125-136.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecanpo:v:66:y:2020:i:c:p:125-136
    DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2020.02.011
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    1. Brian Bell & Brian Dollery & Joseph Drew, 2016. "Learning from Experience in NSW?," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 35(2), pages 99-111, June.
    2. Germà Bel & Raymond Gradus, 2018. "Privatisation, contracting-out and inter-municipal cooperation: new developments in local public service delivery," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 44(1), pages 11-21, January.
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    5. Simone V. de Souza & Brian E. Dollery & Michael A. Kortt, 2015. "De-Amalgamation in Action: The Queensland experience," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(10), pages 1403-1424, November.
    6. Maarten A. Allers & J. Bieuwe Geertsema, 2016. "The Effects Of Local Government Amalgamation On Public Spending, Taxation, And Service Levels: Evidence From 15 Years Of Municipal Consolidation," Journal of Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 56(4), pages 659-682, September.
    7. Michael A. Kortt & Brian Dollery & Joseph Drew, 2016. "Municipal Mergers in New Zealand: An Empirical Analysis of the Proposed Amalgamation of Hawke’s Bay Councils," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(2), pages 228-247, March.
    8. Ostrom, Vincent & Tiebout, Charles M. & Warren, Robert, 1961. "The Organization of Government in Metropolitan Areas: A Theoretical Inquiry," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 55(4), pages 831-842, December.
    9. Peter Abelson, 2016. "The Optimal Size of Local Government, with Special Reference to New South Wales," Agenda - A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform, Australian National University, College of Business and Economics, School of Economics, vol. 23(1), pages 31-46.
    10. Joseph Drew & Michael A. Kortt & Brian Dollery, 2016. "Did the Big Stick Work? An Empirical Assessment of Scale Economies and the Queensland Forced Amalgamation Program," Local Government Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(1), pages 1-14, January.
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    JEL classification:

    • H72 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Budget and Expenditures
    • H77 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Intergovernmental Relations; Federalism
    • H8 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues

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