Current Activities

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.
4.    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.
5.    Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Johnson, A. Australian Local Government Economics, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 2006, viii + 322.
6.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. The Political Economy of the Voluntary Sector: A Reappraisal of the Comparative Institutional Advantage of Voluntary Organizations, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2003, x + 195.
7.    Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. A. and Worthington, A. C. (eds.) Reshaping Australian Local Government: Finance, Governance and Reform, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 2003, xiv + 273.
8.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. The Political Economy of Local Government: Market Failure, Reform and Leadership, Studies in Fiscal Federalism and State - Local Finance series edited by Wallace E. Oates, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar, 2001, x + 252.
9.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. Market Failure, Government Failure, Leadership and Public Policy, London, Macmillan, 1999, xii + 214.
10.    Dollery, B. E. and Marshall, N. (eds.) Australian Local Government:  Reform and Renewal, Melbourne, Macmillan, 1997, viii + 341.

1.    Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. A., Johnson, A. and Witherby, A. Regional Capacity Building: How Effective is REROC? Wagga Wagga, Riverina Eastern Regional Organization of Councils, 2004, v + 63.
2.    Dollery, B. E. Local Government Failure, Inaugural Public Lecture Series, University of New England, 2001.
3.    Kimber, M., Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. A. and Witherby, A. Australian Local Government: An Annotated Bibliography, 1988-1998, Sydney, NSW Department of Local Government and University of Western Sydney, 1999, 104.           
4.    Witherby, A., Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. A. and Auster, M. Local Government: One Industry, Many Perspectives, Sydney, Australian Institute of Urban Studies (NSW), 1999, 103.
5.    Witherby, A., Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. A. and Auster, M. Is Bigger Better? Towards a Model Process for Local Government Structural Reform, Sydney, Australian Institute of Urban Studies, 1999, 65.

1.    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, 2009 (forthcoming).   
2.    Hearfield, C. and Dollery, B. E. "Representative Democracy in Australian Local Government", Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2, 61-75, 2009.
3.    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.
4.    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 (forthcoming).
5.    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), 31-46, 2008.
6.    Dollery, B. E. and Robotti, L. "Structural Reform, Revenue Adequacy and Optimal Tax Assignment in Local Government", Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance, 2009 (forthcoming).
7.    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.
8.    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.
9.    Crase, L., O'Keefe, S. and Dollery, B. E. "Can Urban Water Markets Work? Some Concerns", Agenda, 15(3), 73-82, 2008.
10.    Dollery, B. E. and Graves, N. "Funding Compliance Measurement to Understand Best-Practice Financial Management Technical Assistance to South African Local Government", Public Administration and Development, 2008 (forthcoming).
11.    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.
12.    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 (forthcoming).
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.    O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "Does the Reality of Workplace Training Match the Theory? An Analysis of Public Sector Employees' Training Decisions", International Journal of Training Research, 5(2), 41-54, 2007.
15.    Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. "Financial Policy in Transition Economies: Architecture, Pace and Sequencing", Problems of Economic Transition, 50(9), 6-26, 2008.
16.    Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. "Australian Local Government Amalgamation: A Conceptual Analysis of Population Size and Scale Economies in Municipal Service Provision", Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 14(2), 167-175, 2008.
17.    Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and O'Keefe, S. "Improving Efficiency in Australian Local Government: Structural Reform as a Catalyst for Effective Reform", Geographical Research, 2009 (forthcoming).
18.    Byrnes, J., Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Simmons, P. "Resolving the Infrastructure Crisis in Local Government: A Bond Market Issue Approach Based on Local Council Income", Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 14(2), 115-131, 2008.
19.    Dollery, B. E. Johnson, A. and Byrnes, J. "Cost Shifting in Australian Local Government: An Analysis of the Spatial Impact of Pensioner Rate Concession Rebates in New South Wales", Australian Geographer, 39(4), 467-478, 2008.
20.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Performance Measurement in Australian Local Government", ICFAI Journal of Public Administration, 4(2), 7-27, 2008.
21.    Dollery, B. E., Ho Chong Mun and Alin, J. "No Lessons Learned: A Critical Analysis of the Queensland Local Government Reform Commission's Final Report", Agenda, 15(1), 67-84, 2008.
22.    Dallinger, D. and Dollery, B. E. "Community Engagement in Corporate Planning in Queensland: A Case Study of Redcliffe City Council", ICFAI Journal of Urban Policy, 3(1), 33-50, 2008.
23.    O'Keefe, S., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "Workers' Willingness to Participate in Training and Education: A Comparison", Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 10(4), 279-294, 2007.
24.    Dollery, B. E. Grant, B. and O'Keefe, S. "Local Councils as Place-Shapers: Implications of the Lyons Report for Australian Local Government", Australian Journal of Political Science, 43(3), 481-494, 2008.
25.    Dollery, B. E. and Akimov, A. "Are Shared Services a Panacea for Australian Local Government: A Critical Note on Australian and International Empirical Evidence", International Review of Public Administration, 12(2), 1-11, 2008.
26.    Crase, L., O'Keefe, S. and Dollery, B. E. "Urban Water Pricing: Practical Perspectives and Customer Preferences", Economic Papers, 27(2), 194-206, 2008.
27.    Akimov, A. and Dollery, B. E. "Kazakhstan: Financial Development and System Reform Over the Period 1993 to 2006 and Its Socioeconomic Impact", Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 44(3), 81-97, 2008.
28.    Heinecke, D., Dollery, B. E. and Fleming, E. "The Samaritan's Dilemma: The Effectiveness of Australian Foreign Aid to Papua New Guinea", Australian Journal of International Affairs, 62(1), 53-71, 2008.
29.    Akimov, A., Wijeweera, A. and Dollery, B. E. "Financial Development and Economic Growth: Evidence from Transition economies", Applied Economics, 2008 (forthcoming).
30.    Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. D. and Crase, L. "A Note on Structural Reform in Australian Local Government", Australian Journal of Political Science, 43(2), 333-339, 2008.
31.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B.E. "Political Economy and Organizational Theory: A Hope-based Theory", Review of Political Economy, 21(1), 123-144, 2009.
32.    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.
33.    Crase, L., Byrnes, J. and Dollery, B. E. "The Political Economy of Urban-Rural Water Trade", Public Policy, 2(2), 130-141, 2007.
34.    Fleming, E., Heinecke, D. and Dollery, B. E. "An Analytical 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.
35.    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.
36.    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.
37.    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.
38.    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.
39.    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 (forthcoming).
40.    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.
41.    Dollery, B. E., Byrnes, J. and Crase, L. "The Mirage of Municipal Self-Sufficiency: A Taxonomic Approach to Local Government Sustainability in Australia", Public Policy, 3(1), 51-66, 2008.
42.    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.
43.    Marshall, N. A., Dollery, B. E. and Sorensen, A. "Voluntary Regional Cooperation in Australia", Canadian Journal of Regional Science, 29(2), 239-256, 2007.
44.    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.
45.    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.
46.    Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Byrnes, J. D. "An Inter-sectoral Comparison of Australian Water Reforms", Water Policy, 10, 43-56, 2007.
47.    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.
49.    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.
50.    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.
51.    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.
52.    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.
53.    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.
54.    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.
55.    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.
56.    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.
57.    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.
58.    Cooper, B., Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "Using Choice Modelling to Reveal Waste Water Preferences in Regional Victoria", Desalination, 188, 31-41, 2006.
59.    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.
60.    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.
61.    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.
62.    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.
63.    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.
64.    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.
65.    Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. "The Economics of Ageing: Generational Accounting and Regional Public Goods in Australia", Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 11(2), 115-124, 2005.
66.    Dollery, B. E., Burns, S. and Johnson, A. "Structural Reform in Australian Local Government: The Armidale Dumaresq-Guyra-Uralla-Walcha Strategic Alliance Model", Sustaining Regions, 5(1), 5-13, 2005.
67.    Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "The Inter-Sectoral Implications of Securing Our Water Future Together", Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, 1, 1-10, 2005/06.  
68.    Dollery, B. E. "A Critical Evaluation of Structural Reform Considerations in Rates and Taxes: A Fair Share for Responsible Local Government", Australian Geographer, 36(3), 385-397, 2005.
69.    Dollery, B. E., Johnson, A., Marshall, N. and Witherby, A. "ROCs Governing Frameworks for Sustainable Regional Economic Development: A Case Study", Sustaining Regions, 4(3), 15-21, 2005.
70.    Murray, D. R. and Dollery, B. E. "Local Government Performance Monitoring in New South Wales: Are ‘At Risk' Councils Really at Risk?", Economic Papers, 24(4), 332-345, 2005.
71.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Leadership and Economic Theories of Non-profit Organizations", Review of Policy Studies, 22(4), 483-500, 2005.
72.    Dollery, B. E., Crase, L. and Marshall, N. A. "The Economic Case for Virtual Local Government in South Africa", Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 29(1), 47-60, 2005.
73.    Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "Community Consultation in Public Policy: The Case of the Murray-Darling Basin of Australia", Australian Journal of Political Science, 40(2), 221-237, 2005.
74.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "The Impact of Alternative Styles of Policy Leadership on the Direction of Local Government Policy Reform", International Journal of Social Economics, 32(4), 291-306, 2005.
75.    Cannadi, J. and Dollery, B. E. "An Evaluation of Private Sector Provision of Public Infrastructure in Australian Local Government", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 64(3), 112-118, 2005.
76.    Dollery, B. E. and Johnson, A. "Enhancing Efficiency in Australian Local Government: An Evaluation of Alternative Models of Municipal Governance", Urban Policy and Research, 23(1), 73-86, 2005.
77.    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.
78.    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.

79.   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.
80.    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.  
81.    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.
82.    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.
83.    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.
84.    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.
85.    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.
86.    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.
87.    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.
88.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "The Rise and Decline of Strong Policy Leadership", Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 15(1), 3-24, 2004.
89.    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.
90.    Marshall, N.A., Dollery, B. E. and Witherby, A. "Regional Organisations of Councils (ROCs): The Emergence of Network Governance in Metropolitan and Rural Australia", Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 9(2), 169-188, 2003.
91.    Siriwardana, M. and Dollery, B. E. "An Empirical Analysis of the Proposed Japan-Australia Free Trade Agreement", Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 9(2), 1-21, 2003.
92.    Dollery, B. E. and Snowball, J. "Government Failure and State Incapacity: The South African Public Sector in the 1990s", South African Journal of Economic History, Special Issue, 18(1/2), 310-331, 2003.
93.    Dollery, B. E. "A Critical Evaluation of Virtual Local Government in Australia", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 63(3), 82-91, 2003.
94.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "A Comparative Examination of Cultural Change within the Australian and New Zealand Treasuries", International Review of Public Administration, 8(1), 27-38, 2003.
95.    Dollery, B. E. "The Demise of the South African Economy: Review Note", South African Journal of Economics, 71(1), 77-95, 2003.
96.    Woodbury, K., Dollery, B. E. and Prasada Rao. "Is Local Government Efficiency Measurement in Australia Adequate? An Analysis of the Evidence", Public Productivity and Management Review, December, 27(2), 77-91, 2003.
97.    McNeill, J. and Dollery, B. E. "Calculating Developer Charges for Urban Infrastructure: A Feasible Method for Applying Marginal Cost Pricing", Engineering Economist, 48(3), 1-23, 2003.
98.    Byrnes, J. D., Dollery, B. E. and Webber, A. "Measuring Economies of Scale in Australian Local Government: The Case of NSW", Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 8(2), 201-218, 2003.
99.    Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Lockwood, M. "Watering Down Property Rights for the Sake of the Environment? A Consideration of the Environmental Benefits of Attenuated Water Rights in NSW", Australian Journal of Environmental Management, 10(1), 25-34, 2003.
100.    Dollery, B. E., Wallis, J. L. and Crase, L. "Public Policy Approaches to the Voluntary Sector", Economia, 54(1), 55-78, 2003.
101.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "Market Failure, Government Failure and Public Policy Prescription for the Voluntary Sector", Yokohama Journal of the Social Sciences, 7(4), 1-11, 2003.
102.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Toward a Theory of Policy Leadership: Three Propositions", Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 14(1), 35-60, 2003.
103.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "An Empirical Analysis of Productivity Change in Australian Local Government", Public Administration Quarterly, 26(2), 234-269, 2002.
104.    Dollery, B. E. "Public Choice Theory and Municipal Efficiency: A Taxonomy of Local Government Failure", Economia, 53(2), 1-14, 2002.
105.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "An Analysis of Recent Trends in Australian Local Government", International Journal of Public Sector Management, 15(6), 496-515, 2002.
106.    Coombs, G. and Dollery, B. E. "An Analysis of the Debate on Intergenerational Equity and Fiscal Sustainability in Australia", Australian Journal of Social Issues, 37(4), 363-382, 2002.
107.    Wallis, J.L. and Dollery, B. E. "Wolf's Model: Government Failure, and Public Sector Reform in Advanced Industrial Democracies", Policy Studies Review, 19(1), 177-203, 2002.
108.    Byrnes, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Do Economies of Scale Exist in Australian Local Government?: A Review of the Research Evidence", Urban Policy and Research, 20(4), 391-414, 2002.
109.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Social Capital and Local Government Capacity", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 61(3), 76-85, 2002.
110.    Dollery, B. E. "A Century of Vertical Fiscal Imbalance in Australian Federalism", History of Economics Review, 36, 26-43, 2002.
111.    Byrnes, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Local Government Failure in Australia: An Empirical Analysis of New South Wales", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 61(3), 54-64, 2002.
112.    Burton, T. A., Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "A Note on the Debate over ‘Economic Rationalism' in Australia: An Application of Albert Hirschman's Rhetoric of Reaction", History of Economics Review, 36, 1-9, 2002.
113.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Understanding Cultural Changes within an Economic Control Agency: The Case of the New Zealand Treasury", Journal of Public Policy, 21(2), 191-212, 2002.
114.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Incorporating Contextual Information in Public Sector Efficiency Analyses: A Comparative Study of NSW Local Government", Applied Economics, 34(1), 453-464, 2002.
115.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "Social Service Delivery and the Voluntary Sector in Contemporary Australia", Australian Journal of Political Science, 36(3), 367-375, 2001.
116.    McNeill, J. and Dollery, B. E. "Equity and Efficiency: Section 94 Developer Charges and Affordable Housing in Sydney", Regional Policy and Practice, 10(1), 33-37, 2001.
117.    Crase, L., Patullock, E., Lamb, P. and Dollery, B. E. "Mobile Telephony in Rural Australia: Is it a Natural Monopoly", Media International Australia, No. 99, 105-118, 2001.
118.    Dollery, B. E. and Nathan, C. D. "A Note on Fiscal Federalism and Public Administration in a Transforming Society: The Case of South Africa", Politics, Administration and Change, 35, 37-48, 2001.
119.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "Government Failure, Social Capital and the Appropriateness of the New Zealand Model for Public Sector Reform in Developing Countries", World Development, 29(2), 245-264, 2001.
120.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "The Theory of Market Failure and Equity-based Policy Making in Contemporary Local Government", Local Government Studies, 27(4), 59-70, 2001.
121.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Diversity in Australian Local Government: The Case Against the Imposition of National Uniform Standards", International Review of Public Administration, 6(1), 49-58, 2001.
122.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery B. E. "Local Government Policy Evolution in New Zealand: Radical Reform and the Ex Post Emergence of Consensus or Rival Advocacy Coalitions", Public Administration, 79(3), 533-560, 2001.
153.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Measuring Efficiency in Local Government: An Analysis of New South Wales Municipalities' Domestic Waste Management Function", Policy Studies Journal, 29(2), 232-249, 2001.
124.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "New Institutional Economics and the Analysis of the Public Sector", Policy Studies Review, 18(1), 185-211, 2001.
127.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Can Australian Local Government Play a Meaningful Role in the Development of Social Capital in Disadvantaged Rural Communities?", Australian Journal of Social Issues, 35(4), 349-362, 2000.
128.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "A Note on the Timing of Microeconomic Reform in Australia", Economic Analysis and Policy, 30(1), 63-72, 2000.
129.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "The Debate on Australian Federalism: Local Government Financial Interrelationships with State and Commonwealth Governments", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 59(4), 25-35, 2000.
130.    Dollery, B. E., Stewart, M. and Worthington, A. C.  "Australian Fiscal Federalism: An Empirical Note on Long-Term Trends in State and Local Government Finance, 1969/70 to 1994/95", Economic Papers, 19(3), 16-17, 2000.
131.    Dollery, B. E., Witherby, A. and Marshall, N. A. "Section 94 Developer Contributions and Marginal Cost Pricing", Urban Policy and Research, 18(3), 311-328, 2000.
132.    Soul, S. and Dollery, B. E. "The Effect of Municipal Population Size on Political Effectiveness: An Empirical Note on Four Local Government Jurisdictions in New South Wales", Regional Policy and Practice, 9(2), 64-66, 2000.
133.    McNeill, J. and Dollery, B. E. "Financing Urban Infrastructure: An Evaluation of Water and Sewerage Developer Charges in New South Wales", Transactions of Multi-Disciplinary Engineering, GE24, 1-14, 2000.
134.    Dollery, B. E. and Singh, S. "Explaining the Real Size of Government in Australia: An Application of the Ferris and West Model", Economic Analysis and Policy, 30(2), 157-174, 2000.
135.    Crase, L., Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "Economic Growth, Economic Policy Formulation and Structural Reform of the South African Economy", Politics, Administration and Change, 34, 1-22, 2000.
136.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "A Note on the Coherence of the New Public Management as a Managerial Philosophy", International Review of Public Administration, 5(1), 81-91, 2000.
137.    Dollery, B. E. and Soul, S. "An Analysis of the Criteria Used by Australian Local Government Amalgamation Inquiries Between 1960 and 1992", Regional Policy and Practice, 9(2), 41-52, 2000.
138.    Dollery, B. E. and Soul, S.  "A Note on Australian Local Government and Regional Economic and Social Inequalities", Australian Journal of Social Issues, 35(2), 159-168, 2000.
139.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Measuring Efficiency in Local Government", Public Productivity and Management Review, 23(4), 469-485, 2000.
140.    Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "Breakeven Output and Efficient Scale of Livestock Selling Complexes in Victoria", Accounting, Accountability and Performance, 6(1) 1-18, 2000.
141.    McNeill, J. and Dollery, B. E. "Funding Urban Infrastructure Using Developer Charges: The Case of Section 94 Contributions and Road Financing in New South Wales", Public Works Management and Policy, 4(4), 297-304, 2000.
142.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "Productive Efficiency and the Australian Local Government Grants Process: An Empirical Analysis of New South Wales Local Government", Australian Journal of Regional Studies, 6(2), 95-121, 2000.
143.    Crase, L., O'Reilly, L. and Dollery, B. E. "Water Markets as a Vehicle for Water Reform: The Case of New South Wales", Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 44(2), 299-321, 2000.
144.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "An Empirical Survey of Frontier Efficiency Measurement Techniques in Local Government", Local Government Studies, 26(2), 23-52, 2000.
145.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Understanding the Rhetorical Patterns that Emerge During a Process of Paradigmatic Policy Change: The Case of New Public Management", International Review of Public Administration, 4(2), 57-67, 1999.
146.    Soul, S. and Dollery, B. E. "A Note on the Size of Australian Local Government", Regional Policy and Practice, 8(2), 35-40, 1999.
147.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "Administrative Constraints on Policymaking in the New South Africa: Government Failure and the Ncholo Report", Politics, Administration and Change, 32, 14-35, 1999.
148.    Brennan, T. and Dollery, B. E. "A Note on Performance Measurement in Australian Local Government", Accounting, Accountability and Performance, 5(2), 1-16, 1999.
149.    Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "A Note on Capacity Building for Economic Growth in South Africa", Studies in Economics and Econometrics, 23(3), 75-89, 1999.
150.    Dollery, B. E. and Jane, A. "Has Reform Improved the Australian Public Service?: A Case Study of the Australian Tax Office", Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration, 93, 12-15, 1999.
151.    Marshall, N. A., Dollery, B. E. and Witherby, A. "Management, Markets and Democracy: Australian Local Government Reform in the 1990s", Local Government Studies, 25(3), 34-57, 1999.
152.    Dollery, B. E. and Jane, A. "Structural Reforms and Productivity Changes in Commonwealth Government Research and Development, 1985-1993", Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration, 90, 128-129, 1999.
153.    McNeill, J. and Dollery, B. E. "A Note on the Use of Developer Charges in Australian Local Government", Urban Policy and Research, 17(1) 61-69, 1999.
154.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "Fiscal Illusion at the Local Level: An Empirical Test Using Australian Municipal Data", Economic Record, 75(228), 37-48, 1999.
155.    Crase, L. and Dollery, B. E. "The Valuation of Market Information from Livestock Selling Complexes", Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 43(2), 195-208, 1999.
156.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "Modelling the Australian Local Government Process:  How Sticky is the Flypaper Effect?", Public Choice, 99(1-2), 1-13, 1999.
157.    Angeles, A. and Dollery, B. E. "An Analysis of the Pattern of Growth of Public Expenditure in the Philippines, 1965-1995", Philippine Journal of Public Administration, 42(3/4), 236-261, 1998.
158.    Witherby, A. and Dollery, B. E. "One Industry: Many Perspectives", Australian Planner, 35(3), 138-142, 1998.
159.    Dollery, B. E. and Singh, S. "A Note on the Empirical Analysis of Wagner's Law", Economic Analysis and Policy, 28(2), 245-257, 1998.
160.    Dollery, B. E. and Leong, W. H. "Measuring the Transaction Sector in the Australian Economy, 1911-91", Australian Economic History Review, 38(3), 207-231, 1998.
161.    Dollery, B. E. "An Initial Evaluation of Revenue-Sharing Arrangements in the New South African Fiscal Federalism", Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 28(2), 129-153, 1998.
162.    Dollery, B. E., Fletcher, M. and Rao, D. S. P. "Funding Local Government in Australia: The Evolution of Commonwealth Financial Assistance", Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, 10(4), 481-498, 1998.
163.    Worthington, A. C. and Dollery, B. E. "The Political Determination of Intergovernmental Grants in Australia", Public Choice, 94(3/4), 299-315, 1998.
164.    Dollery, B. E. "Reforming Australian Local Government: Forced or Voluntary Amalgamations?", Agenda, 4(4), 445-454, 1997.
165.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "Market Failure, Government Failure, Leadership and Public Policy", Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 8(2), 113-126, 1997.
166.    Barnes, N. H. and Dollery, B. E. "An Economic Evaluation of Contracting Out and Competitive Tendering in Australian Local Government", Urban Policy and Research, 15(2), 113-128, 1997.
166.    Dollery, B. E. "Critics of Microeconomic Reform in Australia: Review Note", Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration, 84, 136-139, 1997.
167.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "An Evaluation of Leadership as a Response to Agency Failure in the Public Sector", Public Administration, 75(2), 251-266, 1997.
168.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "An Economic Analysis of Public-Private Relationships in Local Government", Urban Futures, 22, 1-8, 1997.
169.    Dollery, B. E. and Fletcher, M. "Using Budget Constraints to Illustrate Poverty Traps:  The Case of Young Part-time Workers in Australia", Australian Journal of Social Issues, 32(2), 159-180, 1997.
170.    Wallis J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "Autonomous Policy Leadership:  Steering a Policy Process by Shaping the Culture of a Following", Governance, 10(1), 1-22, 1997.
171.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "A Note on Political Factors in Federal Fiscal Arrangements in Australia", Economic Papers, 15(4), 81-87, 1996.
172.    Barnes, N. H. and Dollery, B. E. "An Economic Analysis of Section 94 of the NSW Environmental Planning and Assessment Act of 1979", Urban Policy and Research, 14(2), 119-127, 1996.
173.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "Tax Complexity and Fiscal Illusion: An Empirical Evaluation of the Heyndels and Smolders Approach", Public Finance, 51(4), 522-533, 1996.
174.    Casey, A. and Dollery, B. E. "The Privatisation of GIO Australia:  Success or Failure?", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 55(3), 18-25, 1996.
175.    Dollery, B. E. "Similar Triangles and the Theory of Regulation:  A Rejoinder to Quiggin", Economic Papers, 15(1), 94-96, 1996.
176.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "An Economic Perspective on Crime and Punishment in Australia", Agenda, 3(2), 235-240, 1996.
177.    Barnes, N. H. and Dollery B. E. "Financing Urban Infrastructure in New South Wales", Urban Futures, 21, 19-28, 1996.
178.    Dollery, B. E. and Hamburger, P. "Modelling Bureaucracy: The Case of the Australian Federal Budget Sector 1982-92", Public Administration, 74(3), 477-508, 1996.
179.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "The Evaluation of Public Policy: Normative Economic Theories of Government Failure", Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 7(1), 27-39, 1996.
180.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "Economic Growth and Political Stability in South Africa:  Possible Australian Policy Initiatives", Australian Journal of International Affairs, 50(2), 189-98, 1996.
181.    Dollery, B. E. and Hamburger, P. "Winners and Losers in the Australian Public Service in the 1980's:  An Empirical Note on the Pusey Thesis", Australian Journal of Political Science, 31(1), 99-110, 1996.
182.    Dollery, B. E. and Wallis, J. L. "A Reappraisal of the Economics of Government", Economic and Social Policy, 1(2), 35-54, 1996.
183.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "The Empirical Analysis of Fiscal Illusion", Journal of Economic Surveys, 10(3), 261-298, 1996.
184.    Dollery, B. E. "Towards a Theory of Public Sector Organisation Performance", Australian Journal of Political Science, 30(3), 561-567, 1995.
185.    Dollery, B. E. "Institutional Change, Property Rights and Economic Performance in Post-Apartheid South Africa", Development Southern Africa, 12(6), 851-863, 1995.
186.    Dollery, B. E., Schulze, D. J. and West, L. "Swapping Debt for Nature", Agenda, 2(3), 361-365, 1995.
187.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "The Impact of Fiscal Illusion on Housing Values:  An Australian Test of the Debt Illusion Hypothesis", Public Budgeting and Finance, 15(3), 63-72, 1995.
188.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "State Expenditure and Fiscal Illusion in Australia:  A Test of the Revenue-Complexity, Revenue-Elasticity and Flypaper Hypotheses", Economic Analysis and Policy, 25(2), 125-140, 1995.
189.    Dollery, B. E. and Worthington, A. C. "Federal Expenditure and Fiscal Illusion: An Australian Test of the Flypaper Hypothesis", Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 25(1), 23-34, 1995.
190.    Dollery, B. E. and Gow, J. A. "Private or Public Interest?  An Analysis of the Rural Adjustment Scheme in Australia", Accountability and Performance, 1(2), 1-18, 1995.
191.    Wallis, J. L. and Dollery, B. E. "A Communitarian Perspective on Government Failure", International Journal of Social Economics, 22(4), 33-48, 1995.
192.    Dollery, B. E. "The Timing of Microeconomic Reform in Australia", Economic Papers, 13(3), 84-90, 1994.
193.    Dollery, B. E. "Economic Theory and Policy Analysis: Conceptual Guidelines for Public Policymakers", Australian Journal of Public Administration, 53(2), 222-232, 1994.

1.    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 (forthcoming).
2.    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.
3.    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.
4.    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.
5.    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.
6.    Ziang Meng 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 (forthcoming).
7.    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.
8.    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.
9.    Dollery, B. E., Marshall, N. and Worthington, A. C. "Introduction", in B. E. Dollery, N. A. Marshall and A. C. Worthington (eds), Reshaping Australian Local Government: Finance, Governance and Reform, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 1-10, 2003.
10.    Dollery, B. E. "Local Government Failure", in B. E. Dollery, N. A. Marshall and A. C. Worthington (eds), Reshaping Australian Local Government: Finance, Governance and Reform, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 212-228, 2003.
11.    Dollery, B. E. and Marshall, N. A. "Future Directions for Australian Local Government", in B. E. Dollery, N. A. Marshall and A. C. Worthington (eds), Reshaping Australian Local Government: Finance, Governance and Reform, Sydney, University of New South Wales Press, 229-250, 2003.
12.    Dollery, B. E. and Soul, S. "1998 - The Eye of the Storm", in Institute of Municipal Management, Sydney, IMM, 57-58, 1999.
13.    Witherby, A., Marshall, N. and Dollery, B. E. "One Industry, Many Perspectives: Local Government Reform", in R. Chapman, M. Haward and B. Ryan (eds), Local Government Restructuring in Australia, Hobart, CPMP, 111-132, 1997.