http://gmpsiaprec.blogspot.com.au/2016/10/overview-of-global-megatrends-affecting.html
The paper was commissioned by Public Services International (PSI) to inform a meeting of the
PSI Local and Regional Government Committee held on Monday 19th September 2016 in
Brussels.
 The purpose of the paper is to provide an overview of issues which affect local and
regional governments (LRGs). covering 
 Global trends in urban development; 
 Current mainstream policy responses; 
 Implications for LRG workers and their unions; 
 Public alternatives.
Rread the full report at -  http://www.world-psi.org/sites/default/files/documents/research/lethbridge_psiru_lrg_megatrends_report_final_en.pdf#page=8&zoom=auto,69,602
If you are working in Local Government or interested in the industry or just a Community , Union activist this report is great quick up date and snap shot