Democracy or Community? Australian Local Government Electoral Reform
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During the last decades of the twentieth century, neo-liberal ideas, fuelled by economic crises, technology and "globalisation", have prevailed in the arena of public policy and, in turn, have been re-shaping government. Often by way of challenge or critique to the neo-liberal project, however, analysis and debate about the design of institutions of governance and civil society has intensified, with the role and nature of local government being given greater attention and a new importance1. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the problems of democratisation and social reconstruction, have paralleled and reinforced this debate2.KeywordsLocal GovernmentReform AgendaDemocratic LegitimacyPlural VoteMunicipal ElectionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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During the last decades of the twentieth century, neo-liberal ideas, fuelled by economic crises, technology and "globalisation", have prevailed in the arena of public policy and, in turn, have been re-shaping government. Often by way of challenge or critique to the neo-liberal project, however, analysis and debate about the design of institutions of governance and civil society has intensified, with the role and nature of local government being given greater attention and a new importance1. The collapse of communism in Eastern Europe and the problems of democratisation and social reconstruction, have paralleled and reinforced this debate2.KeywordsLocal GovernmentReform AgendaDemocratic LegitimacyPlural VoteMunicipal ElectionThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.
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