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2007

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Conference Presentations

  1. Dollery, B. E. “Shared Services in Australian Local Government”, paper presented to Shared Services Conference, Local Government New Zealand, Wellington, 16 April 2007.
  2. Dollery, B. E. “A Taxonomic Approach to Australian Local Government Failure”, paper presented to New Zealand Treasury Seminar Series, Wellington, 13 April 2007.
  3. Dollery, B. E. “A Typology of Australian Local Government Failure”, paper presented to Local Government New Zealand, Wellington, 12 April 2007.

Publications

Books

  1. Wallis, J. L., Dollery, B. E. and McLoughlin, L. Reform and Leadership in the Public Sector: A Political Economy Approach, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2007, ix + 196.

Book Chapters

  1. Xianming, S. and Dollery, B.E. “Institutional Perspectives and Feasible Reform for State-owned Enterprises in China”, in S. Singh (ed.), Privatization: Global Perspectives, ICFAI Press, Indirabad, 2007.

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Sorensen, T., Marshall, N., A. and Dollery, B. E. “Changing Governance of Australian Regional Development: Systems and Effectiveness”, Space and Polity, 11(3), 297-315, 2007.
  2. Crase, L., Byrnes, J. and Dollery, B. E. “The Political Economy of Urban-Rural Water Trade”, Public Policy, 2(2), 130-141, 2007.
  3. Framework for Assessing the Impact of Internalities on Policies and Projects Using Examples from Papua New Guinea”, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 25(3), 199-208, 2007.
  4. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “Is Bigger Better? Local Government Amalgamation and the South Australian Rising to the Challenge Inquiry”, Economic Analysis and Policy, 37(1), 1-14, 2007.
  5. Dollery, B. E. and Dallinger, D. “Local Democracy and Local Government Efficiency: The Role of Community Engagement in Local Government Reform in Queensland”, ICFAI Journal of Governance and Public Policy, 11(4), 56-70, 2007.
  6. Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. L. and Crase, L. “About Turn: Policy Reversals and the Queensland Local Government Reform Commission”, Economic Papers, 26(4), 360-371, 2007.
  7. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. D. and Crase, L. “Too Tough A Nut: Determining Financial Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 13(2), 110-133, 2007.
  8. Dollery, B. E. and Woodbury, K. “Measuring Efficiency in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Evaluation of NSW Municipal Wastewater Services” ICFAI Journal of Urban Policy, 2007.
  9. Dollery, B. E., Keogh, C. and Crase, L. “Alternatives to Amalgamation in Australian Local Government: Lessons from the New Zealand Experience”, Sustaining Regions, 6(1), 50-69, 2007.
  10. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. D. and Allan, P. “Optimal Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: An Empirical Analysis of Economies of Scale by Council Function in New South Wales”, Urban Policy and Research, 25(4), 473-486, 2007.
  11. Marshall, N. A., Dollery, B. E. and Sorensen, A. “Voluntary Regional Cooperation in Australia”, Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 29(2), 239-256, 2007.
  12.   Boland, S. and Dollery, B. E. “The Economic Significance of Migration and Remittances to Tuvalu’, Pacific Economic Bulletin, 22(1), 102-114, 2007.
  13. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. D. and Akimova, G. “An Empirical Note on Critical Commentary in Australian Economics Journals”, Australian Economic Papers, 46(3), 300-303, 2007.
  14. Nur, M., Wijeweera, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Estimation of the Export Demand Function using Bilateral Trade Data: The Case of Bangladesh”, South Asia Economic Journal, 8(2), 249-264, 2007.
  15. Dollery, B. E. and Parsons, C. R. “Prisoner Taking and Prisoner Killing: A Comment on Ferguson’s (2004) Political Economy Approach”, War in History, 14(4), 499-512, 2007.
  16. Wijeweera, A., Dollery, B. E. and Pathberiya, P. “Economic Growth and External Debt Servicing: A Cointegration Analysis for the Case of Sri Lanka”, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 6(1), 93-102, 2007.
  17. Dollery, B.E., Byrnes, J.D. and Crase, L “The Infrastructure Crisis in Australian Local Government: A Proposed Federal Asset Fund Solution”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 13(1), 3-19, 2007.
  18. Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. and Sorensen, T. “Doing the Right Thing: An Evaluation of New Models of Local Government Service Provision in Regional New South Wales”, Rural Society, 17(1), 66-80, 2007.
  19. Dollery, B. E. and Manley, K. "A Note on Performance Management in Victorian Local Government", Accounting, Accountability and Performance 13(1), 22-41, 2007.
  20. Spindler, Z. A. and Dollery, B. E. “War as Rent-seeking: A Public Choice Perspective on the Pacific War”, Public Organization Review, 7, 21-40, 2007.
  21. Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. D. “An Inter-sectoral Comparison of Australian Water Reforms”, Water Policy, 10, 43-56, 2007.
  22. Dollery, B.E. and Johnson, A. “An Analysis of the Joint Board or Country Model as the Structural Basis for Effective Australian Local Governance”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 66(2), 198-207, 2007.
  23. Wijeweera, A., Dollery, B. E. and Clark, D. “An Empirical Assessment of the Impacts of Host Country and Home Country Corporate Tax Rates on FDI in the United States”, Applied Economics, 39, 109-117, 2007.

Working Papers

  1. Dollery, B. E. and Storer, J. “Australian Local Government and Electronic Gaming Machines: A Conceptual Critique of the Productivity Commission’s Methodology”, Working Paper 20-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  2.  Byrnes, J. , Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Villano, R. “Putting Water to Work – Urban Water Utilities in Regional New South Wales and Victoria”, Working Paper 19-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  3. Lopez, M., Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. “An Analysis of the Roads to Recovery Program in New South Wales Local Government”, Working Paper 18-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  4. Worthington, A. and Dollery, B. E. “The Application of Performance Measurement in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 17-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  5. Grant, B. and Dollery, B. E. “Civic Virtue and Place-shaping in the Lyons Report on Local Government in England”, Working Paper 16-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  6. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “Economies of Scale and Population Size in Australian Local Government Structural Reform Programs”, Working Paper 15-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  7. Byrnes, J., Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Simmons, P. “Financing the Australian Local Government Infrastructure Backlog through a Bond Issue on the Capital Market”, Working Paper 14-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  8. Dollery, B. E., Ho, C. M. and Alin, J. “A Critical Appraisal of the Queensland Reform Commission’s Final Report”, Working Paper 13-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  9. Dollery, B. E., Grant, B. and O’Keefe, S. “The Lyons Report and its Ramification for Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 12-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  10.  Dollery, B. E., Hallam, G. and Wallis, J. “An Analysis of the Queensland Local Government Association Shared Service Model”, Working Paper 11-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  11. Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Akimov, A. “One of A Kind: Local Government in Outback Central West Queensland”, Working Paper 10-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  12.  Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Crase, L. “Has the Queensland Government Policy Reversal on Local Government Amalgamation been Satisfactorily Justified?”, Working Paper 09-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  13.  Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Ramsland, D. “A New Model of Regional Governance in Australian Local Government with Local Autonomy Preserved”, Working Paper 08-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  14. Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. “An evaluation of shared services in the Queensland Local Government Association’s Size, Shape and Sustainability Program”, Working Paper 07-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  15.  Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. “Critical review of the empirical evidence on shared services in local government”, Working Paper 06-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  16.  Dollery, B. E., Akimov, A. and Byrnes, J. “An Analysis of Shared Local Government Services in Australia”, Working Paper 05-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  17.  Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “A Typology of the Sources of Council Sustainability”, Working Paper 04-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  18. Dollery, B. E., Johnson, A. and Byrnes, J. “An Assessment of Pensioner Rebates in New South Wales”, Working Paper 03-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  19. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “An Analysis of the New Perspective on Amalgamation in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 02-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  20. Dallinger, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Citizen Participation in Local Government Corporate Planning in Queensland”, Working Paper 01-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.
  21. Lim, S. Y., Ho, C. M. and Dollery, B. E. “Stock Market Calendar Anomalies: The Case of Malaysia”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-5, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  22. Wong, M. K.,  Ho, C. M. and Dollery, B. E. “An Empirical Analysis of the Monthly Effect: The Case of the Malaysian Stock Market”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-4, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  23. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “An evaluation of Kazakhstan 's Financial System Reforms in 1993-2002”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-3, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  24. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Strategic Decisions for Financial Systems in Transition: Financial System Design, Pace and Sequencing of Reform”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-2, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).
  25. Dollery, B. E. and Parsons, G. R. “Niall Ferguson's Political Economy Approach to Prisoner Taking and Prisoner Killing : a Critical Comment”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-1, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).

Other activities

In October 2007 the CLG was visited by 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 and an Agreement of Co-operation was signed between the University of New England and Ancona University.


1.               Dollery, B. E. and Storer, J. “Australian Local Government and Electronic Gaming Machines: A Conceptual Critique of the Productivity Commission’s Methodology”, Working Paper 20-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

2.               Byrnes, J. , Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Villano, R. “Putting Water to Work – Urban Water Utilities in Regional New South Wales and Victoria”, Working Paper 19-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

3.               Lopez, M., Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. “An Analysis of the Roads to Recovery Program in New South Wales Local Government”, Working Paper 18-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

4.               Worthington, A. and Dollery, B. E. “The Application of Performance Measurement in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 17-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

5.               Grant, B. and Dollery, B. E. “Civic Virtue and Place-shaping in the Lyons Report on Local Government in England”, Working Paper 16-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

6.               Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “Economies of Scale and Population Size in Australian Local Government Structural Reform Programs”, Working Paper 15-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

7.               Byrnes, J., Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Simmons, P. “Financing the Australian Local Government Infrastructure Backlog through a Bond Issue on the Capital Market”, Working Paper 14-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

8.               Dollery, B. E., Ho, C. M. and Alin, J. “A Critical Appraisal of the Queensland Reform Commission’s Final Report”, Working Paper 13-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

9.               Dollery, B. E., Grant, B. and O’Keefe, S. “The Lyons Report and its Ramification for Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 12-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

10.            Dollery, B. E., Hallam, G. and Wallis, J. “An Analysis of the Queensland Local Government Association Shared Service Model”, Working Paper 11-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

11.            Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Akimov, A. “One of A Kind: Local Government in Outback Central West Queensland”, Working Paper 10-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

12.            Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Crase, L. “Has the Queensland Government Policy Reversal on Local Government Amalgamation been Satisfactorily Justified?”, Working Paper 09-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

13.            Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. and Ramsland, D. “A New Model of Regional Governance in Australian Local Government with Local Autonomy Preserved”, Working Paper 08-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

14.            Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. “An evaluation of shared services in the Queensland Local Government Association’s Size, Shape and Sustainability Program”, Working Paper 07-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

15.            Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. “Critical review of the empirical evidence on shared services in local government”, Working Paper 06-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

16.            Dollery, B. E., Akimov, A. and Byrnes, J. “An Analysis of Shared Local Government Services in Australia”, Working Paper 05-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

17.            Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “A Typology of the Sources of Council Sustainability”, Working Paper 04-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

18.            Dollery, B. E., Johnson, A. and Byrnes, J. “An Assessment of Pensioner Rebates in New South Wales”, Working Paper 03-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

19.            Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. “An Analysis of the New Perspective on Amalgamation in Australian Local Government”, Working Paper 02-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

20.            Dallinger, D. and Dollery, B. E. “Citizen Participation in Local Government Corporate Planning in Queensland”, Working Paper 01-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, 2007.

21.            Lim, S. Y., Ho, C. M. and Dollery, B. E. “Stock Market Calendar Anomalies: The Case of Malaysia”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-5, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).

22.            Wong, M. K.,  Ho, C. M. and Dollery, B. E. “An Empirical Analysis of the Monthly Effect: The Case of the Malaysian Stock Market”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-4, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).

23.            Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “An evaluation of Kazakhstan 's Financial System Reforms in 1993-2002”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-3, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).

24.            Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Strategic Decisions for Financial Systems in Transition: Financial System Design, Pace and Sequencing of Reform”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-2, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).

25.            Dollery, B. E. and Parsons, G. R. “Niall Ferguson's Political Economy Approach to Prisoner Taking and Prisoner Killing : a Critical Comment”, UNE Working Paper Series in Economics, Working Paper 2007-1, School of Economic Studies, University of New England, 2007 (ISSN 1442 2980).