Public management and the blue enonomy / Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Charles L. Sampson, editors. (Text)

The 4th International Conference on Local Government at Surabaya, Indonesia, September 18-20, 2013 / co-hosted by Universitas Surabaya, Yayasan Dana Sejahtera Mandiri, College of Local Administration, Khon kaen University.

1. Contextual Overview / Peerasit Kamnuansilpa and Charles Sampson -- 2. Economic Gardening: Promoting Local Economic Development / Garl Ness -- 3. The Challenges of Community Engagement in Rural-Remote and Indigenous Local Governments in Australis / Melissa Gibbs -- 4. Facing the Future: Local Governments Adapt to Social Media Trends / James Scott -- 5. The Economic-Democracy Dichotomy in the Decentralization of Power to Lower Tiers of Government in South Africa / Alexius Amtaika -- 6. Keeping People's Hope Alive through HOPES: Social Contributions of Thailand's National Lottery Office / Attagrit Tharechat -- 7. Balancing Accountability with Responsiveness - Building Responsible Flexibility in Local Government / Richard Pratt -- 8. The Declining Significance of Form: A Search for Connections between Municipal Governmental Forms and Expenditure Decisions / Charles Sampson -- 9. Thailand Local Government Structural Reform: A Bumpy Road Ahead / Peerasit Kamnuansilpa.