About the Author

Peter Demediuk holds a DBA (Doctor of Business Administration), is a CA (Chartered Accountant) and CPA (Certified Practicing Accountant), and teaches financial management, international business, and ethics and sustainability at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia. He has been a visiting academic and researcher at Gothenburg University in Sweden and NEOMA Business School in France, as well teaching courses in China, Malaysia and Singapore. Peter has consulted on financial and resourcemanagement issues to local, state and federal governments in Australia and abroad, and has conducted collaborative international research into community engagement by local governments in Australia, Norway, Sweden, the UK and the USA. He organizes and facilitates regular information exchange visits between Australia and Sweden of politicians, public sector managers and academics.