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    Searching for social justice - decentralised governance and rural community sustainability

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    Authors
    Costello, Diane
    Bishop, Brian John
    Date
    2008
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Costello, D. and Bishop, B.J. 2008. Searching for social justice - decentralised governance and rural community sustainability. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government. 14 (1): pp. 81-106.
    Source Title
    Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government
    ISSN
    13236903
    School
    Humanities-Faculty Office
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/41530
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Government policies in Australia are heavily directed towards local communities developing their civil society networks to solve complex social, economic and environmental problems. In response, rural communities in Australia have mobilised around principles of sustainability to adapt towards regional self reliance. While decentralised governance is a key mechanism aimed at facilitating local empowerment and community resilience, devolution of responsibility to the local levels also enables governments to distance themselves from decision-making processes that deliver inequitable outcomes. This case study examines the impetus for community engagement and the effectiveness of social mobilisation approaches in delivering socially just outcomes. It is argued that mandatory mechanisms of accountability are vital to ensure that decentralised governance structures are inclusive and facilitate the inter- and intra-generational justice concerns of all community members.

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