Abstract
Drawing on Oliver Williams' conceptual distinction between policies of system maintenance and those of life style, examines the distribution of urban services comparatively in the USA and Australia. The comparison produces some insights into the impact of governmental structure on patterns of urban service delivery: careful programme design has allowed Australia to achieve a significant degree of interjurisdictional service equality without sacrificing responsiveness to local demands. The stark differences in service distributions in the two nations are largely attributed to differences in their governmental structures. Lessons are drawn for US policy-makers. -after Author
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Politics of Urban Public Services |
| Editors | Richard C. Rich |
| Place of Publication | Lexington, MA |
| Publisher | Lexington Books |
| Chapter | 15 |
| Pages | 221-237 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0669037656 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1982 |