Cost Shifting in Australian Local Government: an analysis of the spatial impact of pensioner rate concession rebates in New South Wales, Australia

被引:4
作者
Dollery, Brian [1 ]
Johnson, Andrew [1 ]
Byrnes, Joel [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ New England, Sch Business Econ & Publ Policy, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
Cost shifting; local government; pensioner rate concession rebates; New South Wales;
D O I
10.1080/00049180802419195
中图分类号
P9 [自然地理学]; K9 [地理];
学科分类号
0705 ; 070501 ;
摘要
The problem of cost shifting from higher tiers of government to local councils in Australia is widely recognised and has been investigated by several official inquiries. However, it has thus far been difficult to gather reliable estimates of the magnitude of the problem. Quite apart from the taxing definitional and data problems associated with the phenomenon, these difficulties have been compounded by the fact that very few attempts have been made to measure the impact of specific instances of cost shifting in Australian local government, especially its spatial impact. In an attempt to remedy this neglect, this paper seeks to measure the spatial effects of pensioner rate concession rebates on local councils in New South Wales.
引用
收藏
页码:467 / 478
页数:12
相关论文
共 15 条
  • [1] *ABS, 2003, 5673055001 ABS
  • [2] [Anonymous], 2006, M SEA CHANG CHALL BE
  • [3] BAILEY S, 1999, LOCAL GOVT EC
  • [4] Commonwealth House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics Finance and Public Administration [` Hawker Report'], 2003, RAT TAX FAIR SHAR RE
  • [5] Dollery B., 2006, AUSTR LOCAL GOVT EC
  • [6] Financial Sustainability Review Board, 2005, RIS CHALL
  • [7] Independent Inquiry into the Financial Sustainability of NSW Local Government (LGI), 2006, AR COUNC SUST FIN RE
  • [8] Local Government Association of Queensland, 2006, SIZ SHAP SUST GUID K
  • [9] Murphy P., 2006, CHANGING NATURE AUST, P26
  • [10] *NAT OFF LOC GOV, 2003, LOC GOV NAT REP