Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance

Issues 8 and 9 May/November 2011: Commonwealth Local Government Conference, Cardiff 2011

Table of Contents

Editorial: Sustainable Democracy, Development and Environmental Policies	PDF
Steve Martin, Alison Brown

Research and Evaluation

Place-based Leadership in a Global Era	PDF PDF ()
Robin Hambleton

Local Governments in Rural West Bengal, India and their Coordination with Line Departments	PDF
Bhaskar Chakrabarti, Raghabendra Chattopadhyay, Suman Nath

Cabinet Governance and Political Stability in English Urban Councils	PDF
Stephen Greasley

Local Government Improvement in England: Policies, Progress and Prospects	PDF
Steve Martin

Municipal Local Economic Development and the Multiplier effect: Piloting a Community Enterprise Identification Method in South Africa and Namibia	PDF
Lucienne Heideman

Public Sector Responses to Climate Change: Evaluating the Role of Scottish Local Government in Implementing the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009	PDF
Tony Jackson, William Lynch

Commentary

Professionalising Local Government Leadership: A Foundational Imperative	PDF
Olubunmi Ajayi

Reconceptualising Shared Services	PDF
Peter McKinlay

The Local Capacity, Local Community and Local Governance Dimensions of Sustainability in Australian Local Government	PDF
Brian Dollery, Lin Crase, Bligh James Grant

News and Reviews

Book Review: Municipal Infrastructure Financing: Innovative Practices from Developing Countries (Edited by Munawwar Alam)	PDF
Kevin Tayler

Conference Notes

The 2011 Commonwealth Local Government Conference: Energising Local Economies: An Overview	PDF

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