Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance

Issue 1 May 2008

Table of Contents

Preface	PDF
Carl Wright

Background Papers

Local Government in the South Pacific Islands	PDF
Graham Hassall, Feue Tipu

Research and Evaluation

Empowerment of local government in New Zealand: A new model for contemporary local-central relations?	PDF
Christine Cheyne

Communities in control? The challenges of neighbourhood governance with reference to local government reform in England	PDF
Harriet Churchill

Institutional Barriers to Developing Community Indicators in New Zealand: A Preliminary Assessment	PDF
Ali Memon, Karen Johnston

The role of local government in redressing neighbourhood disadvantage: A case study from Penrith City Council	SUPPLEMENT PDF
Jason Prior

Commentary

New Aid Modalities and Local Government: Are they supporting or hindering processes of decentralization?	PDF
Philip Amis

Decentralisation or Recentralisation? Trends in local government in Malaysia	PDF
Siew Nooi Phang

Practice

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum: An Overview	PDF
Lucy Slack

Commonwealth Local Government Forum Pacific Project	PDF
Terry Parker, Megan Praeger

Challenging times for local government in Labor’s new federation	PDF
Graham Sansom

Current developments in New Zealand local government	PDF
Peter McKinlay

Planning for Sustainability in NSW Local Government	PDF
Jade Herriman, Emma Partridge, Mick Paddon

News and Reviews

News and Announcements	PDF
Daniel Grafton

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