Intergenerational Equity: Treatment of Infrastructure in Local Government Financial Planning

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University of Canterbury. Department of Accounting and Information Systems
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2009
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Barnes, K.
Lord, B.R.
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This paper considers how local government authorities plan and financially provide for infrastructure while considering the needs of current and future communities. In New Zealand the Local Government Act 2002 provides a base for local authority planning, which is articulated in the Long Term Council Community Plans (LTCCPs). Content analysis of the LTCCPs of five local authorities shows that generally local authorities are consciously making decisions about infrastructure with an awareness of intergenerational equity, with this being to a degree despite accounting information. There is also a large degree of consistency between local authorities, indicating the existence of good practice.

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Barnes, K., Lord, B.R. (2009) Intergenerational Equity: Treatment of Infrastructure in Local Government Financial Planning. Forlì, Italy: 1st International Conference on Sustainable Management of Public and Not For Profit Organisations, 1-3 Jul 2009.
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