Abstract
Academic books emerge in a variety of ways. Some are the result of pure serendipity. For instance, in February 2011 Brian Dollery and I were completing a report that delved into the conceptual and theoretical foundations of shared services. Brian had also co-authored several case studies of shared services in Australian local government over the years, some of which I had contributed to.
Highlights
Bligh Grant Centre for Local Government University of Technology Sydney Perspectives on Australian Local Government Reform edited by Brian Dollery and Ian Tiley (The Federation Press 1 + 191pp; RRP: $49.95) www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862879 850
Academic books emerge in a variety of ways
Brian had co-authored several case studies of shared services in Australian local government over the years, some of which I had contributed to. One morning while he was in my office I suggested to Brian that these two elements – the theory of shared services on the one hand and the lived experience on the other – could be brought together to form a volume on the topic, as opposed to the information being scattered throughout academic journals that relatively few people had access to
Summary
Bligh Grant Centre for Local Government University of Technology Sydney Perspectives on Australian Local Government Reform edited by Brian Dollery and Ian Tiley (The Federation Press 1 + 191pp; RRP: $49.95) www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862879 850. Brian had co-authored several case studies of shared services in Australian local government over the years, some of which I had contributed to.
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