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2008

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Conference Presentations

  1. Grant, B., Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “Leadership in Contemporary Local Government Reform: The Lyons Report and Its Implications for Australasian Local Government”, paper presented by Grant to the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 22nd ANZAM Conference Managing in the Pacific Century, 3 December 2008.
  2. Dollery, B. E. “Shared Services in Local Government”, address presented to the Australian Services Union National Conference Forward to 20/20, Melbourne, 19 November 2008.
  3. Dollery, B. E. “Financial Sustainability in Australian Local Government: Lessons for New Zealand”, keynote address delivered to Sustainable Communities, Local Government New Zealand Conference 2008, Rotorua, 28 July 2008.
  4. Dollery, B. E. “An Overview of the Role of Shared Services in the Local Government Agenda for the Future”, presentation delivered to the National Local Government Shared Services Conference, Future of Local Government Program, Municipal Association of Victoria, Melbourne, 5 June 2008.
  5. Dollery, B. E. “Financial Sustainability in Australian Local Government: Problems and Solutions”, presentation delivered to the inaugural Faculty of Business Research Seminar, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, 22 May 2008.
  6. Dollery, B. E. “Shared Services in Local Government: Conceptual Basis, Models and Empirical Evidence”, Keynote Address presented to the “C” Division of the NSW Shires Association Conference, Narromine, 5 February 2008.

Publications

Books

  1. Dollery, B. E. Garcea, J. and LeSage, E. (eds.), Local Government Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Anglo-American Countries, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2008, x + 267.
  2. Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. A. and Worthington, A. C. (eds.) Reshaping Australian Local Government: Finance, Governance and Reform, Beijing, Peking University Press, 2008, x + 283 [Translated into Mandarin].
  3. Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L (eds.), The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, 2008, xi + 310.

Book Chapters

  1. Crase, L and Dollery, B. E. “The Institutional Setting”, in L. Crase (ed.), Water Policy in Australia, Resources for the Future, Washington, pp.74-89, 2008.
  2. Dollery, B. E. and Dallinger, D. “Local Democracy and Local Government Efficiency: The Role of Community Engagement in Local Government Reform in Queensland”, in S. Menon (ed.), Decentralised Local Government: Perspectives and Experience, ICFAI Books, Hydrabad, 2008, 179-198.
  3. Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L. “Introduction”, in Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L (eds.), The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 1-8, 2008.
  4. Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L. “Local Government and the Economics of Federalism”, in Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L (eds.), The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 9-26, 2008.
  5. Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. “Structural Reform in Australia”, in Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L (eds.), The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 93-114, 2008.
  6. Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L. “Local Government Policy”, in Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L (eds.), The Theory and Practice of Local Government Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 257-270, 2008.
  7. Dollery, B. E., Garcea, J. and LeSage, E. C. “Introduction”, in Dollery, B. E. Garcea, J. and LeSage, E. (eds.), Local Government Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Anglo-American Countries, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 1-15, 2008.
  8. Dollery, B. E., Garcea, J. and LeSage, E. C. “Comparative Overview and Assessment of Reforms”, in Dollery, B. E. Garcea, J. and LeSage, E. (eds.), Local Government Reform: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Anglo-American Countries, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, pp. 190-220, 2008.
  9. Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. “Demand-based Theories for Non-profit Organizations”, in Frontiers of the Theoretical Development of China: Public Finance, Social Sciences Academic Press (China), Beijing, pp. 109-136, 2008.
  10. Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. “The Institutional Setting”, in L. Crase (ed.), Water Policy in Australia, RFF Press, Washington D. C., pp.74-89, 2008.

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Dollery, B. E., Pape, B. and Byrnes, J. “Constitutional and Federalist Perspectives on the Australian Local Government Roads to Recovery Funding Program”, ICFAI Journal of Governance and Public Policy, 3(4), 34-51, 2008.
  2. Lopez, M., Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. “Financial Sustainability in Local Government: An Analysis of the Roads to Recovery Program in New South Wales Local Government”, Public Policy, 3(2), 141-158, 2008.
  3. Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. “A Critical Comment on the Analysis of Shared Services in the Queensland Local Government Association’s Size, Shape and Sustainability Program”, Accounting, Accountability and Performance, 14(2), 29-44, 2008.
  4. Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L. “Structural Reform, Revenue Adequacy and Optimal Tax Assignment in Local Government”, Commonwealth Journal of Local Government,3, 52-67, 2009.
  5. Dollery, B. E. and Storer, J. “Assessing the Impact of Electronic Gaming Machines: A Conceptual Critique of the Productivity Commission’s Methodology”, Gambling Research, 20 (1), 1-12, 2008.
  6. Kelaher, D. and Dollery, B. E. ““Cash and In-kind Food Aid Transfers: The Case of Tsunami Emergency Aid in Banda Aceh”, International Review of Public Administration, 13(2), 1-13, 2008.
  7. Crase, L., O’Keefe, S. and Dollery, B. E. “Can Urban Water Markets Work? Some Concerns”, Agenda, 15(3), 73-82, 2008.
  8. 8. Dollery, B.E., Hallam, G. and Wallis, J. L. “Shared Services in Australian Local Government: A Case Study of the Queensland Local Government Association Model”, Economic Papers, 27(4), 343-354, 2008.
  9. Dollery, B. E., Wai Ho Leong and Crase, L. “Virtual Local Government in Practice: The Case of Town Councils in Singapore”, Canadian Journal of Regional Studies, 2008.
  10. Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Akimova, G. “The Curtailment of Critical Commentary in Australian Economics”, Econ Journal Watch, 5(3), 349-351, 2008.
  11. Wijeweera, A., Nur, M. and Dollery, B. E. “Bilateral Import Demand Elasticities: The Case of Bangladesh”, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics, 19(3), 114-125, 2008.
  12. Chong Mun Ho, Dollery, B. E. and Qing Bin Liu “The Cost of Risk Sharing: The Effects of Savings Subsidization and Longevity on Gifts, Fertility and Savings”, ICFAI Journal of Public Finance, 6(3), 49-59, 2008.
  13. Fleming, E. and Dollery, B. E. “A Conceptual Note on Accounting for Budget Internalities in Public Policy Making”, Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 26(1), 67-70, 2008.
  14. Dollery, B. E., Grant, B. and O'Keffe, S. "Local Councils as 'Place-shapers: The Implications of the Lyons Report for Australian Local Government', Australian Journal of Political Science, 42(3), 481-484, 2008.

Working Papers

  1. Byrnes, J., Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Villano, R. ‘An Examination of the “Skills Shortage” in Australian Local Government: The Case of Wastewater Service Provision in Regional New South Wales and Victoria’, Working Paper 01-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  2. Dollery, B. E. and Graves, N. ‘The Evaluation of Financial Management in South African Local Government: Budget Funding Compliance Measurement to Evaluate Best-Practice Financial Management Technical Assistance to South African Municipalities’, Working Paper 02-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  3. Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L. ‘Optimal Structural Reform Arrangements in Local Government: A Theoretical and Empirical Perspective’, Working Paper 03-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  4. Ermini, B. and Fiorillo, F. ‘Local Government Reform across Developed Countries: A Guideline for Comparison’, Working Paper 04-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  5. Grant, B. and Dollery, B. E. ‘Efficiency and Democracy in Australian Local Government’, Working Paper 05-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  6. Grant, B. and Dollery, B. E. ‘Devolution and Leadership in Contemporary Local Government Reform: A Critique of the Lyons Report in England’, Working Paper 06-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  7. Graves, N. and Dollery, B. E. ‘Financial Management Legislative Compliance by South African Local Government’, Working Paper 07-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  8. Dollery, B. E., Grant, B. and Akimov, A. ‘Shared Services in Australian Local Government: A Proposed Taxonomy’, Working Paper 8-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  9. Dollery, B. E., Grant, B. and Crase, L. ‘Strategic Service Delivery Partnerships in Contemporary Australian Local Government’, Working Paper 9-2007, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  10. Graves, N. and Dollery, B. E. ‘Financial Sustainability in South African Local Government: An Analysis of Municipal Funding Compliance’, Working Paper 10-2008, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.