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2009

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Conference Presentations

  1. Dollery, B. E. “Structural Change and Shared Service Arrangements”, Address to the Southern Tasmanian Councils Authority, Hobart, 10 December 2009.
  2. Dollery, B. E. “Share Services in Australian Local Government”, Address to the Special Conference of Alderman of Hobart City Council, Hobart, 10 December, 2009.
  3. Dollery, B. E. “Sustainability in Australian Local Government”, Keynote Address presented to the Border Regional Organisation of Councils, Goondiwindi, 4 December, 2009.
  4. Dollery, B. E. “Discussant’s Comments on ‘Does an Appointed Leader Have Incentive to Provide the Infrastructure with Immediate Return’ by Youhua Shu”, PhD Conference in Economics and Business, University of Western Australia, Perth, 5 November, 2009.
  5. Grant, B. Keynote Speaker, Wellington/Blayney/Cabonne Strategic Alliance Annual Staff Forum, 'What's happening in local government: The impact on the WBC Strategic Alliance', October 21, Wellington, NSW.
  6. Grant, B. Invited Chair, 100th Anniversary Local Government Manager's Association (LGMA) Conference, 'DUDE, WHERE'S MY STATE GONE?', Westin Hotel, Sydney, 16 September.
  7. Dollery, B. E., Fiorillo, F. and Burton, T. “Running the Big Smoke: A Critical Analysis of the KPMG (2008) Approach to Local Government Reform in the Sydney Metropolitan Area”, paper presented to the 30th Conferenza Italiana di Scienze Regionale, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 11 September, 2009.
  8. Dollery, B. E. “Shared Services in Local Government: Rationale, Models And Evidence”, Special Topic Lecture, Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, 26 June, 2009.
  9. Grant, B. 'Local Government in Developing Countries as "Place-shapers: Three Cases of Evidence', paper presented on invitation to School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, USQ Seminar Series, 2 June 2009.
  10. Dollery, B. E. “Perspectives on Australian Local Government Policy”, Keynote Address presented to the President’s Summit, Alberta Urban Municipal Association, Red Deer, Alberta, 30 April, 2009.

Publications

Books

  1. Dollery, B. E., and Marshall, N. A. Australian Local Government: Reform and Renewal, Beijing, China Youth University for Political Sciences Press, 2009, xiv + 273 [Translated into Mandarin].
  2. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. Financial Sector Reform in Uzbekistan: Theoretical Foundations and Policy Analysis, Koln, Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009, viii + 253.

Book Chapters

  1. Dollery, B. E. “The Influence of Economic Theories of Government Failure on Public Management Reform”, in S. Goldfinch and J. Wallis (eds.), International Handbook Of Public Management Reform, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp.18-40, 2009.
  2. Dollery, B. E. “One Hundred Years of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance in Australian Federalism”, in D. Alagiri (ed.), Fiscal Imbalances and Sustainability: Concepts and Country Experience, ICFAI Books, Hydrabad, 2009.

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. 1. Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. “Market Failure, Government Failure, Leadership and Public Policy”, Zarzadzanie Publiczne, 2(8), 81-91, 2009 [Polish translation].
  2. 2. van der Westhuizen, G. and Dollery, B. E. “Efficiency Measurement of Basic Service Delivery at South African District and Local Municipalities”, Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 5(2), 162-174, 2009.
  3. 5. Dollery, B. E. and Grant, B. “Australian Alternatives to Local Government Consolidation”, Public Policy, 4(2), 87-103, 2009.
  4. 8. Dollery, B. E. “Local Government Reform and Local Government Finance: Review Note”, Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 4(November), 153-163, 2009.
  5. Yeong, N., Chong Mun Ho, Dollery, B. E. and Kogid, M. “A Test of the Present Value Model of Stock Prices under Rational and Adaptive Expectations using Bursa Malaysia Data from 1983 to 2003”, Applied Economics Letters, 2009.
  6. Jones, S., Dollery, B. E. and Grant, B. “Metaphors of Economic Development in Australian Local Government: A Conceptual Taxonomy”, Journal of Social and Economic Policy, 13(1), 1-18, 2009.
  7. Byrnes, J., Crase, L. Villano, R. and Dollery, B. E. “The Relative Economic Efficiency of Urban Water Utilities in Regional New South Wales and Victoria”, Resource and Energy Economics, 2009.
  8. Grant, B., Dollery, B. E. and Crase, L. “The Implications of the Lyons Report in England for Structural Reform in Australian Local Government”, International Journal of Public Administration, 32, 852-867, 2009.
  9. Graves, N. and Dollery, B. E. “Local Government Reform in South Africa: An Analysis of Financial Management Legislative Compliance by Municipalities”, Public Administration and Development, 29(5), 387-414, 2009.
  10. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Financial Sector Reforms in Indonesia and South Korea in the 1980s and Early 1990s”, Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 2009.
  11. Dollery, B. E. “A Critical Analysis of the Report of the Independent Inquiry into Water and Wastewater Services in Non-Metropolitan New South Wales”, Agenda, 16(1), 45-60, 2009.
  12. Dollery, B. E. and Graves, N. “An Analysis of Budget Compliance Measurement in South African Local Government Best-Practice Financial Management Technical Assistance Programs, 2001-2003”, Public Administration and Development, 29(1), 101-116, 2009.
  13. Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Financial Development Policies in Uzbekistan: An Analysis of Achievements and Failures”, Economic Change and Restructuring, 42(4), 293-318, 2009.
  14. Byrnes, J., Crase, L. Dollery, B. E. and Villano, R. “An Analysis of the Relative Efficiency of Wastewater Utilities in Non-metropolitan New South Wales and Victoria”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 15(2), 153-169, 2009.
  15. Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. “Shared Services in Australian Local Government: Rationale, Alternative Models and Empirical Evidence”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 68(2), 208-219, 2009.
  16. Kelly, A., Dollery, B. E. and Grant, B. “Regional Development and Local Government: Three Generations of Federal Intervention”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 15(2), 171-193, 2009.
  17. Dollery, B. E. “Themes in Contemporary Australian Local Government”, Australian Journal of Public Administration, 68(2), 137-138, 2009.
  18. Lopez, M. Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. “An Empirical Evaluation of the Relative Efficiency of the Roads to Recovery Expenditure in New South Wales Local Government”, Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 15(3), 311-328, 2009.
  19. Wijeweera, A. and Dollery, B. E. “Host Country Corruption Level and Foreign Direct Investments Inflows”, International Journal of Trade and Global Markets, 2(2), 168-178, 2009.
  20. Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. L. and Akimov, A. “One Size Does Not Fit all: The Special Case of Remote Small Councils in Outback Queensland”, Local Government Studies, 36(1), 21-42, 2010.
  21. Dollery, B. E. “Obituary: Zane Spindler (1941-2008)”, South African Journal of Economics, 77(1), 203-204, 2009.
  22. Hearfield, C. and Dollery, B. E. “Representative Democracy in Australian Local Government”, Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2, 61-75, 2009.

Working Papers

  1. Dallinger, D. 'Local Government in the Australian Federation', Working Paper 07-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  2. Conway, L. and Dollery, B. E. 'Constructing "Regional Development" in the Boardroom: Evidence from NSW and Western Australia', Working Paper 06-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  3. Conway, L. and Dollery, B. E. 'An Analysis of the New England Strategic Alliance Model', Working Paper 05-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  4. Van der Westhuizen, G. and Dollery, B. E., 'South African Local Government Efficiency Measurement', Working Paper 04-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  5. Dollery, B. E., 'Financial Sustainability in Australian Local Government: Problems and Solutions', Working Paper 03-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  6. Dollery, B. E., 'Local Government Amalgamation', Working Paper 02-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.
  7. Dollery, B. E. and Brant, B., 'Alternative Models to Australian Local Government Amalgamation: A Critical Evaluation of the Western Australian Regional Model of Local Government, Working Paper 01-2009, Centre for Local Government, University of New England, Armidale.