Local Government in the South Pacific Islands

Local Government in the South Pacific Islands

In this paper we seek to answer some basic questions about the condition of local government in the Pacific. Firstly, we examine what is meant by ‘local government’ in the various islands and for that matter how Pacific Island states have perceived and accepted local government institutions in pract...

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Main Authors: Graham Hassall, Feue Tipu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2008-04-01
Series:Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
Online Access:https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/766
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spelling doaj-045c227b02e94fc396df6f107224fd332020-11-25T00:08:13ZengUTS ePRESSCommonwealth Journal of Local Governance1836-03942008-04-01110.5130/cjlg.v1i0.766521Local Government in the South Pacific IslandsGraham Hassall0Feue Tipu1University of the South PacificUniversity of the South PacificIn this paper we seek to answer some basic questions about the condition of local government in the Pacific. Firstly, we examine what is meant by ‘local government’ in the various islands and for that matter how Pacific Island states have perceived and accepted local government institutions in practice; second, we ask basic questions about existing legal and constitutional recognition and powers; and third, we provide initial findings on current per capita expenditure and local government financial viability in a number of Pacific cities and towns. We also make some observations on current moves towards local government reform.https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/766
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description In this paper we seek to answer some basic questions about the condition of local government in the Pacific. Firstly, we examine what is meant by ‘local government’ in the various islands and for that matter how Pacific Island states have perceived and accepted local government institutions in practice; second, we ask basic questions about existing legal and constitutional recognition and powers; and third, we provide initial findings on current per capita expenditure and local government financial viability in a number of Pacific cities and towns. We also make some observations on current moves towards local government reform.
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