This report from the Public Policy Institute for Wales (PPIW) reviews the existing evidence on shared services. Alongside\u00a0that report, we commissioned Professor Graham Sansom (University of Technology Sydney) to summarise experiences of regional collaboration in Australia.<\/p>\n
Like Wales, Australia has experienced intense debates about the \u2018right\u2019 approach to structural reform of local government. Professor Sansom\u2019s report highlights a number of lessons which may be applicable to Wales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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