Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance

Issue 1 May 2008

Table of Contents

Preface Carl Wright

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Background Papers

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

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Research and Evaluation (Peer Reviewed)

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

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

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

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

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Commentary

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

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

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Practice

The Commonwealth Local Government Forum: An Overview Lucy Slack

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Commonwealth Local Government Forum Pacific Project Terry Parker, Megan Praeger

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

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Current developments in New Zealand local government Peter McKinlay

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

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News and Reviews

News and Announcements Daniel Grafton

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