摘要：The authors in this issue highlight crucial issues facing Commonwealth local governments today − ensuring national influence, maximising revenue generation, encouraging probity in staffing appointments, or dealing with problems of social exclusion and alcoholism, are some of the varied challenges faced by local administrations.
关键词：Local government; local democracy; citizenship; Commonwealth; community participation; community empowerment; strategic leadership; strategic planning; decentralisation; urbanisation; climate change; social inclusion; development; poverty alleviation;Local government; local democracy; citizenship; Commonwealth; community participation; community empowerment; strategic leadership; strategic planning; decentralisation; urbanisation; climate change; social inclusion; development; poverty alleviation
