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https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13890| Title: | Introduction - Symposium on Amalgamation and Financial Sustainability in Local Government: Part 1 | Contributor(s): | Dollery, Brian E (author); Grant, Bligh (author) | Publication Date: | 2013 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/13890 | Abstract: | Local government amalgamation, frequently also referred to as council consolidation and municipal mergers, whereby small local authorities are subsumed into larger entities, has often been used as a means of improving the operation of municipalities and enhancing their financial viability. However, empirical evidence on the impact of mergers is mixed. This Symposium focuses on the effects of amalgamation on the financial sustainability of local government. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Public Finance and Management, 13(2), p. 53-57 | Publisher: | Southern Public Administration Education Foundation, Inc | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1523-9721 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 160509 Public Administration | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 440708 Public administration | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 910405 Public Sector Productivity | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 150305 Public sector productivity | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://www.spaef.com/article/1434/Introduction |
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