TY - CHAP
T1 - The Roles and Responsibilities of Chief Executive Officers and Councillors in Australian Local Government
T2 - A Corporate Governance Perspective
AU - Marshall, Neil Alexander
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - During the 1980s the respective functions of elected members and appointed officials became in increasingly problematic issue across the Australian local government sector. The expected roles and responsibilities attached to each group were vague in intent and often not adhered to. This situation had significant implications for the quality of local governance. Senior managers who exercised too much influence weakened the democratic legitimacy of the decision-making process, while councillors who interfered too readily in the details of administration undermined the overall efficiency of the organisation. Ongoing power struggles between councillors and management, and within the management arm itself, tended to exacerbate both problems.
AB - During the 1980s the respective functions of elected members and appointed officials became in increasingly problematic issue across the Australian local government sector. The expected roles and responsibilities attached to each group were vague in intent and often not adhered to. This situation had significant implications for the quality of local governance. Senior managers who exercised too much influence weakened the democratic legitimacy of the decision-making process, while councillors who interfered too readily in the details of administration undermined the overall efficiency of the organisation. Ongoing power struggles between councillors and management, and within the management arm itself, tended to exacerbate both problems.
KW - Australian Government and Politics
UR - http://nla.gov.au/anbd.bib-an43721055
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9787301134696
T3 - Di fang zheng fu yu di fang zhi li yi cong
SP - 150
EP - 167
BT - Chong su Aodaliya di fang zheng fu: cai zheng, zhi li yu gai ge [Reshaping Australian local government: finance, governance and reform]
A2 - Duolaili [Brian Dollery], Bulaien
A2 - Maxieer [Neil Marshall], Neier
A2 - Woxindun [Andrew Worthington] zhu bian; Liu Jie, Andelu
A2 - Qijing, Yu
A2 - Guoyu yi ; Chang Zhixiao jiao, Zhang
PB - Peking University Press
CY - Beijing, China
ER -