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Conference Presentations

  1. Dollery, B. E. “Alternative Models of Local Governance for Structural Reform in Western Australian Local Government”, paper delivered to Western Australian Local Government Association Regional Co-operation and Structural Reform Forum, Perth, 1 November, 2004.
  2. O’Keefe, S., Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “Operationalising Multivariate Techniques to Understand Individual Decision-Making in Education and Training”, paper delivered to 33rd Conference of Economists, Sydney, 29 September, 2004.
  3. Dollery, B. E., Snowball, J. and Currie, P. “Government Failure and State Incapacity: The South African Public Sector in the 1990s”, paper delivered to 79th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, Vancouver, 3 July, 2004.
  4. Dollery, B. E. “Alternative Models of Local Governance for Structural Reform in NSW Local Government”, paper delivered to NSW Shires Association Annual Conference Sydney, 1 June, 2004.

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Kelaher, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Health Care Reform in China: An Analysis of Rural Health Care Delivery”, Politics, Administration and Change, 42, 19-32, 2004.
  2.  Maroney, T. and Dollery, B. E. “Explaining Voluntary Sector Behaviour: An Empirical Test Using NSW Non-Profit Social Service Provider Data”, Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 9(1), 78-97, 2004.
  3. Dollery, B. E. and Chang Lee Won, “New Public Management: A Comparison between Australia and the Republic of Korea”, Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 9(1), 26-42, 2004.
  4. Crase, L., Pagan, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Water Markets as a Vehicle for Reforming Water Allocation in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia”, Water Resources Research, 40, 1-10, 2004.
  5. Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “A Critical Note on ‘Eco-Civic Regionalisation’ as the Basis for Local Government Boundaries in Australia”, Australian Geographer, 35(3), 289-300, 2004. 
  6. Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. “The Aging of Australia: Fiscal Sustainability, Intergenerational Equity and Inter-Temporal Fiscal Balance”, Australian Journal of Social Issues, 39(4), 459-470, 2004.
  7. Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. “Intergenerational Fiscal Balance in Australia: Should We Use Fiscal Sustainability or Intergenerational Equity?”, Economic Papers, 23(3), 286-299, 2004.
  8. Woodbury, K. and Dollery, B. E. “Efficiency Measurement in Australian Local Government: The Case of New South Wales Municipal Water Services”, Review of Policy Research, 21(5), 615-636, 2004.
  9. Buthelezi, A. and Dollery, B. E. “An Exploratory Analysis of Local Government Failure in South Africa”, Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 28(2), 91-105, 2004.
  10. Crowley, B., Dollery, B. E., and Crase, L. “A Comparative Analysis of Australian Film Assistance, 1997-2001”, Media International Australia, 113, 124-140, 2004.
  11. Wai Ho Leong and Dollery, B. E. “The Productive Efficiency of Singapore Banks: An Application and Extension of the Barr et al (1999) Approach”, Singapore Economic Review, 49(2), 273-290, 2004.
  12. Wallis, J. L., Killerby, P. and Dollery, B. E. “Social Economics and Social Capital”, International Journal of Social Economics, 31(3/4), 239-258, 2004.
  13. Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “Is Bigger Local Government Better? An Evaluation of the Case for Australian Municipal Amalgamation Programs”, Urban Policy and Research, 22(3), 265-276, 2004.
  14. Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. “The Rise and Decline of Strong Policy Leadership”, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 15(1), 3-24, 2004.
  15. Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. “Economic Approaches to the Voluntary Sector: A Note on Voluntary Failure and Human Service Delivery”, International Review of Public Administration, 8(2), 25-32, 2004.
  16. Dollery, B. E., Spindler, Z. A. and Parsons, C. R. “Nanshin: Budget-maximizing Behavior, the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the Origins of the Pacific War”, Public Organization Review, 4(2), 135-155, 2004.

Working Papers

  1. Wijeweera, A., Dollery, B. E. and Clark, D. “An Empirical Assessment of the Impact of Host Country and Home Country Corporate Tax Rates on Foreign Direct Investment in the United States”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-21, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  2. Murray, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Institutional Breakdown? An Exploratory Taxonomy of Australian University Failure”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-20, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  3. Wallis, J. and Dollery, B. E. “Economic Revisionism and Organizational Leadership: A Hope-Based Theory”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-19, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  4. Dollery, B. E., Murray, D. and Crase, L. “Knaves or Knights, Pawns or Queens? An Evaluation of Australian Higher Education Reform Policy”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-18, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  5. Bolton, T. and Dollery, B. E. “An Empirical Note on the Comparative Macroeconomic Effects of the GST in Australia, Canada and New Zealand”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-17, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  6. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “The Financial System of Uzbekistan: An Evaluation of Twelve Years of Transition”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-16, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  7. Murray, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Local Government Performance Monitoring in NSW: are ‘At Risk’ Councils Really at Risk?”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-15, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  8. Murray, D. and Dollery, B. E. “An Evaluation of Performance Measurement and the Identification of ‘At Risk’ Municipal Councils in NSW Local Government”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-14, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  9. Dollery, B. E. and Johnson, A. “An Analysis of the Joint Board or Country Model as the Structural Basis for Effective Australian Local Governance”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-13, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  10. Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. “Conceptualising Community Consultation in Public Policy Formulation: The Case of the Living Murray Debate in the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-12, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  11. Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “A Critical Note on 'Eco-Civic Regionalisation as the Basis for Local Government Boundaries in Australia”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-11, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  12. Woodbury, K. and Dollery, B. E. “Measuring Efficiency in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Evaluation of NSW Municipal Wastewater Services”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-10, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  13. Dollery, B. E. and Spindler, Z. “A Public Choice Perspective on the Origins of the Pacific War”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-9, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  14. Leong, W. H. and Dollery, B. E. “The Productive Efficiency of Singapore Banks: An Application and Extension of the Barr Et Al (1999) Approach”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-8, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  15. Jane, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Public Sector Reform in Australia: An Evaluation of the Corporatisation of Sydney Water, 1995 to 2002”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-7, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  16. Maroney, T. and Dollery, B. E. “Explaining Voluntary Sector Behaviour: an Empirical Test Using NSW Non-Profit Social Service Provider Data”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-6, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  17. Cannadi, J. and Dollery, B. E. “An Evaluation of Private Sector Provision of Public Infrastructure in Australian Local Government”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-5, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  18. Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “Is Bigger Local Government Better? An Evaluation of the Economic Case for Australian Municipal Amalgamation Programs”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-4, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  19. Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. “The Economics of Ageing: Generational Accounting and Regional Public Goods in Australia”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-3, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  20. Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. “Intergenerational Fiscal Balance in Australia: Should We Use Fiscal Sustainability or Intergenerational Equity?”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-2, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  21. Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. “The Ageing of Australia: Fiscal Sustainability, Intergenerational Equity and Inter-Temporal Fiscal Balance”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2004-1, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2004 (ISSN 1442 2980).

Other Activities

Workshops, Seminars and Short Courses

A Four-day Short Course on Performance Based Codes. In April each year a four day short-course is run on "The Performance-Based Approach to Development Codes". Dates for the next Armidale Course for 2005 will be in Mid-April. The short course is practical, hands-on, and based on the National User's Guide to Performance Based Codes.

A Four-day Short Course on Contemporary Regional Development Practice. Over the last five years regional development has become one of the hot policy issues in Australia across all three tiers of government. Many regions are increasingly concerned with how to stem population decline, energise local economies, or build on local growth prospects. Local government has been playing a growing role in this complex, fast-moving and difficult arena for the last 20 years but many are unsure of the development options they confront and where they fit into the overall public policy picture. This short-course on contemporary regional development practice clarifies current thinking on these matters.

The course was held in Armidale in Mid April. It examined the dimensions of Australia?s regional problems and their causes, before focusing on current thinking about best practice responses by local government and other agencies.

 Submissions, etc.

Tony Sorensen prepared the submission to the Minister for Local Government, Tony Kelly, in connection with the proposed amalgamation of Glen Innes and Severn Councils.

Angus Witherby reviewed and developed the submission by Gilgandra Shire on the Combined Business Model as an alternative to amalgamations.

Research

The main focus of research in 2004 was the development of a joint ARC linkage project with the Catchment Management Authorities, DIPNR and local government in Northern NSW.

Given the present financial and other pressures on Australian local government, there was an urgent need for policy-orientated research into several important questions:

  • Cost shifting in Australian local government, especially its causes, consequences, magnitude, and policy implications. PhD research into Unfunded Intergovernmental Mandates by Centre member Andrew Johnson was tackling this problem.
  • Structural reform and an examination alternative models of local government to the present policy of amalgamation was being investigated by Centre Director Brian Dollery.
  • An evaluation of the economics of municipal amalgamations in Australia was being undertaken by Brian Dollery and Dr Lin Crase.
  • Local government failure and the use of performance indicators and other diagnostic tools to try to predict and reduce the incidence of failed councils was being investigated by Centre member David Murray.
  • An evaluation of private sector provision of local government infrastructure in Australia was being conducted by John Cannadi and Brian Dollery.

Grants

The commissioned report on the Riverina East Regional Organisation of Councils (REROC) entitled Regional Capacity Building: How Effective is REROC? prepared under contract from REROC by the Centre for Local Government for $27,5000.

Secured $11,000 grant from the Commonwealth DOTARS for a contracted book under contract and preparation for UNSW Press, scheduled for publication in 2005.

Dollery, B. E., Johnson, A. K. and Worthington, A. C. Australian Local Government Economics (completed transcript due to UNSW Press by March 2005).

Other Activities

Professor Brian Dollery played a high profile role in the 2003/2004 NSW local government restructuring process, preparing reports for numerous councils, including Guyra, Uralla, Walcha, Maclean Shire, Barraba Shire, Murrirundi Shire, and Culcairn Shire, advising other councils, appearing on dozens of radio shows, acting as a keynote speaker at the NSW Shires Association Annual Conference in Sydney on 1 June 2004, and writing articles for the press, including the Australian Financial Review.