1. Centre for Local Government, UNE School of Business, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
2. CESUR-CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
3. Faculty of Economics, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan.
4. Centre for Local Government, UNE School of Business, University of New England, Armidale, Australia