You Win Some, You Lose Some: Experiments with Joined-Up Government

Author: O'Flynn Janine   Buick Fiona   Blackman Deborah   Halligan John  

Publisher: Routledge Ltd

ISSN: 0190-0692

Source: International Journal of Public Administration, Vol.34, Iss.4, 2011-03, pp. : 244-254

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Abstract

In 2004 a bold experiment in the use of joined-up approaches to policy-making and implementation, best captured in the design of new policy architecture and the creation of a co-location model for service delivery, was undertaken to address the entrenched disadvantage of Indigenous Australians. In this article we report on inhibitors, explaining the under-performance of the joined-up experiment, and facilitators, which explain, in part, the existence of a small number of examples defying the broader trend.