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    Measuring community development: Perspectives from local government in Western Australia

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    Authors
    Saggers, Sherry
    Carter, M.
    Boyd, S.
    Cooper, T.
    Sonn, C.
    Date
    2003
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Saggers, Sherry and Carter, May and Boyd, Stuart and Cooper, Trudi and Sonn, Christopher. 2003. Measuring community development: Perspectives from local government in Western Australia. Australian Journal of Social Issues. 38 (1): pp. 19-37.
    Source Title
    Australian Journal of Social Issues
    ISSN
    01576321
    Faculty
    National Drug Research Institute
    Faculty of Health Sciences
    School
    National Drug Research Institute (Research Institute)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/6182
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Local government in Australia has become an important site for discussions about community development and community well being, as increasing numbers of community services are being devolved to this level. Pressures towards greater accountability and demonstration of competitiveness, stemming from the implementation of National Competition Policy have led to attempts to better measure community development activities. In this paper we report on research conducted among management, elected members and community workers at five Western Australian Local Government Authorities which explored the nature and appropriateness of community development measurement. We found workers at all levels of employment struggling, not simply with notions of measurement, but also with fundamental understandings of community development.

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