A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
New Zealand Local Government at the Crossroads? Reflections on the Recent Local Government Reforms
The first new local government statute to be brought before the New Zealand parliament in almost 30 years has brought significant changes which are informed by a participatory democracy paradigm. Notwithstanding the significance of these innovations, we question the extent to which these changes can be construed as a reinvention of local government in New Zealand. It is argued that the Act expresses a model of collaboration between central and local government and communities embodied in the ideology of the ‘Third Way’, a political programme which aims to renew social democracy by including civil society as a partner in managing the economy. However, as strong as these new attributes are, the drive behind the Act must be considered an example of the centre-left being pragmatic, not of fundamental reform.
New Zealand Local Government at the Crossroads? Reflections on the Recent Local Government Reforms
The first new local government statute to be brought before the New Zealand parliament in almost 30 years has brought significant changes which are informed by a participatory democracy paradigm. Notwithstanding the significance of these innovations, we question the extent to which these changes can be construed as a reinvention of local government in New Zealand. It is argued that the Act expresses a model of collaboration between central and local government and communities embodied in the ideology of the ‘Third Way’, a political programme which aims to renew social democracy by including civil society as a partner in managing the economy. However, as strong as these new attributes are, the drive behind the Act must be considered an example of the centre-left being pragmatic, not of fundamental reform.
New Zealand Local Government at the Crossroads? Reflections on the Recent Local Government Reforms
Thomas, Steven (author) / Ali Memon, P. (author)
Urban Policy and Research ; 25 ; 171-185
2007-06-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
Unknown
Local government reforms - maintenance contracts
British Library Online Contents | 1996
New order - planning and local government reforms
| British Library Online Contents | 2003
Access and Local Government Research: Methodological Reflections
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2007
Local Government in New Zealand: Challenges and Choices
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2017
Local Government in New Zealand: Challenges and Choices
| British Library Online Contents | 2017