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Regional Economic Development

The drawbacks of Swiss localism

By Daniel Kübler, professor at the Department of Political Science and co-director of the Centre of Democracy Studies of the University of Zurich. It was with great interest that I read the article Localism – the Swiss Way: Why New Zealand needs more, yes more, councils in the November edition of NZ Local Government Magazine,...

Localism – The Swiss Way <br />Why New Zealand needs more, yes more, councils

Regional Economic Development

Localism – The Swiss Way
Why New Zealand needs more, yes more, councils

When Oliver Hartwich told delegates at the recent SOLGM Summit that our country needs more local authorities, he was talking to a receptive audience. Call it localism. Call it subsidiarity. His big idea is that if our country were more like Switzerland, which among other things is awash with local government, we might be more likely to...

Communities

Power Plays: Time to remodel councils' links with communities?

Are councils willing or able to change the governance relationships they have with their communities? Thames-Coromandel District Council chief executive David Hammond looks at models to respond to increasing demands to devolve power to local citizens. The historic settlement of Coroglen, known as Gumtown during its kauri milling days,...