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2006

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Conference Presentations

  1. Wijeweera, A. and Dollery, B. E. “An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Sri Lankan Monetary Policy Shocks on Exchange Rates”, paper presented by Wijeweera at the 5th International Conference of Japan Economic policy Association, Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan, 2nd December 2006.
  2. Dollery, B. E. “Australian Local Government”, paper presented to School of Government, Peking University, Beijing, 29 September 2006.
  3. Dollery, B. E. “Australian Local Government: Problems and Policies”, paper presented to China Centre for Comparative Politics and Economics, Communist Party of China Bureau of Translation, Beijing, 26 September 2006.
  4. Dollery, B. E. “The New Organization: Is Local Government Sustainable?”, LGMA Annual Conference, Port Macquarrie, 15 September 2006.
  5. Dollery, B. E. “What is the Best Way to Finance Local Government”, paper presented to the Local Government Financial Sustainability Summit, Municipal Association of Victoria, Melbourne, 12 September 2006.
  6. Dollery, B. E. “Shared Services in Local Government Reform”, paper presented to Shared Resources and Services versus Amalgamation, New England Regional Alliance of Councils Conference, Armidale, 22 August 2006.
  7. Dollery, B. E. “Local Council Partnerships: A Theoretical Approach: Comment”, paper presented to the Seminario di Departmento, University Politechnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, 11 May 2006.
  8. Dollery, B. E. “Australian Local Government: Problems and Solutions”, PhD Seminar, University Politechnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, 10 May 2006.
  9. Dollery, B. E. “Is Bigger Better? Local Government Amalgamation”, paper presented to New England Electoral Council of the National Party Annual General Meeting, 22 April 2006.

Publications

Books

  1. Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Johnson, A. Australian Local Government Economics, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 2006, viii + 322.

Book Chapters

  1. Dollery, B. E. “Local Government Organization and Finance: New Zealand”, in A. Shah (ed.), Local Governance in Industrial Countries, Public Sector Governance and Accountability Series, Washington D.C., World Bank, pp. 189-222, 2006.
  2. Chong Mun Ho and Dollery, B. E. “A Saving Subsidisation System in a Model of Endogenous Fertility and Endogenous Growth”, in J. Roufagalas (ed.), Resource Allocation and Institutions: Explorations in Economics, Finance and Law, Athens, Athens Institute for Education and Research, 45-56, 2006.

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Dollery, B. E., Moppett, W. and Crase, L. “Spontaneous Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: The Case of the Gilgandra Cooperative Model”, Australian Geographer, 37(3), 395-409, 2006.
  2. Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Water Rights: A Comparison of the Impacts of Urban and Irrigation Reforms in Australia”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50(3), 451-462, 2006.
  3. Currie, P. V. and Dollery, B. E. “Organizational Commitment and Perceived Organizational Support in the NSW Police”, Policing, 29(4), 741-756, 2006.
  4. 4. Meng, X. and Dollery, B. E. “Institutional Constraints and Feasible Reform for State-owned Enterprises in China”, ICFAI Journal of Public Administration, 11(4), 7-27, 2006.
  5. Dollery, B. E. “An Alternative Approach to Identifying Councils ‘At Risk’: A Rejoinder to Bob Walker and Stewart Jones”, Economic Papers, 25(4), 358-361, 2006.
  6. Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. L. and Allan, P. “The Debate That Had to Happen But Never Did: The Changing Role of Australian Local Government”, Australian Journal of Political Science, November, 41(4), 553-567, 2006.
  7. Chong Mun Ho and Dollery, B. E. “A Saving Subsidization System in a Model of Endogenous Fertility and Endogenous Growth: An Extension of Wigger (1999)”, Australian Economic Papers, 45(3), 179-187, 2006.
  8. O’Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Understanding the Education Choices of Public Sector Employees: The Relative Importance of Time and Money”, Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 8(4), 331-350, 2006.
  9. Byrnes, J. L., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Regulation Versus Pricing in Urban Water Policy: The Case of the Australian National Water Initiative”, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 50, 437-449, 2006.
  10. Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. L. “Alternatives to Amalgamation in Australian Local Government: The Case of Walkerville”, Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 11(1), 1-20, 2006.
  11. Jane, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Public Sector Reform in Australia: An Evaluation of the Corporatisation of Sydney Water, 1995 to 2002”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 65(4), 54-67, 2006.
  12. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Uzbekistan’s Financial System: An Evaluation of Twelve Years of Transition”, Problems of Economic Transition, 48(12), 6-32, 2006.
  13. Cooper, B., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Using Choice Modelling to Reveal Waste Water Preferences in Regional Victoria”, Desalination, 188, 31-41, 2006.
  14. Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Byrnes, J. L. “Local Government Failure: Why Does Australian Local Government Experience Permanent Financial Austerity?”, Australian Journal of Political Science,41(3), 395-409, 2006.
  15. Boland, S. and Dollery, B. E. “The Value and Viability of Sovereignty-Conferred Rights in MIRAB Economies: The Case of Tuvalu”, Pacific Economic Bulletin, 21(2), 140-154, 2006.
  16. Dollery, B. E. and Fleming, E. "A Conceptual Note on Scale Economies, Size Economies and Scope Economies in Australian Local Government", Urban Policy and Research, 24(2), 271-282, 2006.
  17. Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “Optimal Alternative Approaches to Structural Reform in Regional and Rural Australian Local Government”, Local Government Studies, 32(4), 447-464, 2006.
  18. Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. “Revitalizing the Contribution Non-profit Organizations can make to the Provision of Human Services”, International Journal of Social Economics, 33(7), 491-511, 2006.
  19. Dollery, B. E. Murray, D. R. and Crase, L. “Knaves or Knights, Pawns or Queens? An Evaluation of Australian Higher Education Policy”, Journal of Educational Administration, 44(1), 86-97, 2006.
  20. Murray, D. R. and Dollery, B. E. “An Evaluation of Performance Measurement and the Identification of ‘At Risk’ Municipal Councils in NSW Local Government”, Public Administration Today, 6, 46-61, 2006.
  21. O’Keefe, S. and Dollery, B. E. “Contemporary Public Policy Perspectives on Vocational Education and Training”, Journal of Economic and Social Policy, 10(2), 95-114, 2006.

Working Papers

  1. Dollery, B. E. and Dallinger, D. “Community Engagement in Local Government Reform in Queensland”, Working Paper 05-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.
  2. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “Resolving the Australian Local Infrastructure Crisis through a Federal Infrastructure Asset Fund”, Working Paper 04-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.
  3. Dollery, B. E., Pape, B. and Byrnes, J. “An Assessment of the Australian Government's Roads to Recovery Program”, Working Paper 03-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.
  4. Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Byrnes, J.  “Overall Local Council Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 02-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.
  5. Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “A Comparative Perspective on Financial Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 01-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.
  6. Fleming, E., Heinecke, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Incorporating Internalities into Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Case Study of Australian Development Aid in Papua New Guinea”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-10, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  7. Heinecke, D., Fleming, E. and  Dollery, B. E. “Evaluating Australian Macro-Level Foreign Aid to Papua New Guinea”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-9, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  8. O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Workers' Willingness to Participate in Training and Education: A Comparison”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-8, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  9. O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Older Workers and Participation in Study Programs”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-7, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  10. O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Workplace Training-Does Reality Match the Theory? An Analysis of Public Sector Employees' Training Decisions”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-6, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  11. Akimov, A., Wijeweera, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from Transition Economies”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-5, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  12. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Allan, P. “Optimal Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Economies of Scale by Council Function in New South Wales”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-4, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  13. Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Allan, P. “Perspectives on the Changing Role of Australian Local Government”,  UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-3, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  14. Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Byrnes, J. “Local Government Amalgamation and the South Australian ‘Rising to the Challenge’ Inquiry”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-1, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

Consultancies

Consultancies in 2006 have focussed on local government amalgamations. Centre members have assisted councils in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia in dealing with state-government imposed amalgamation proposals.

The Director and Deputy Director made substantial contributions to the Independent Inquiry into the Financial Sustainability of NSW Local Government in late 2005 and early 2006.

Other Activities

In September 2006 Director of the CLG, Professor Brian Dollery, visited Professor Lorenzo Robotti, coordinator of OPERA, a research team working in the area of local public economics at the Università Politecnica delle Marche in Ancona, Italy.

1.               Dollery, B. E. and Dallinger, D. “Community Engagement in Local Government Reform in Queensland”, Working Paper 05-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.

2.               Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “Resolving the Australian Local Infrastructure Crisis through a Federal Infrastructure Asset Fund”, Working Paper 04-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.

3.               Dollery, B. E., Pape, B. and Byrnes, J. “An Assessment of the Australian Government's Roads to Recovery Program”, Working Paper 03-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.

4.               Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Byrnes, J.  “Overall Local Council Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 02-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.

5.               Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “A Comparative Perspective on Financial Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 01-2006, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2006.

6.               Fleming, E., Heinecke, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Incorporating Internalities into Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Case Study of Australian Development Aid in Papua New Guinea”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-10, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

7.               Heinecke, D., Fleming, E. and  Dollery, B. E. “Evaluating Australian Macro-Level Foreign Aid to Papua New Guinea”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-9, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

8.               O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Workers' Willingness to Participate in Training and Education: A Comparison”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-8, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

9.               O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Older Workers and Participation in Study Programs”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-7, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

10.            O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “Workplace Training-Does Reality Match the Theory? An Analysis of Public Sector Employees' Training Decisions”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-6, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

11.            Akimov, A., Wijeweera, A.  and Dollery, B. E. “Finance-Growth Nexus: Evidence from Transition Economies”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-5, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

12.            Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Allan, P. “Optimal Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Economies of Scale by Council Function in New South Wales”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-4, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

13.            Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Allan, P. “Perspectives on the Changing Role of Australian Local Government”,  UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-3, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).

14.            Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Byrnes, J. “Local Government Amalgamation and the South Australian ‘Rising to the Challenge’ Inquiry”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2006-1, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2006 (ISSN 1442 2980).