DAVID AYLWARD is the Research Manager in the Faculty of Commerce at the University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
BRIAN DOLLERY is a Professor of Economics and Director of the UNE Centre for Local Government at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia.
IAN GOODWIN is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
JACQUELINE KAM is a Lecturer in the School of Economics, Finance & Management at the University of Bristol, England.
DAVID MURRAY was a postgraduate student in the School of Economics at the University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia until his sad passing on 21 November 2004. His research focused mainly on Australian local government.
FRANCESCO QUATRARO is a researcher at CRIC University of Manchester and at the Dipartmento di Economia, Universitá degli Studi di Torino, Italy.