The third sector and government in Australia

Not-for-profit reform under Labor, 2007–13

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ID6234155
AutoresJim Butcher (0000-0002-5754-3562, Australian National University, autor correspondente), John Butcher (0000-0002-2402-2314)
Ano2015
Volume50
Fascículo1
Páginas148-163
Data de publicação2015-01-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAustralian Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1036-1146 • E-ISSN: 1363-030X
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10361146.2014.994591
OpenAlexW1979319098
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas19

The emergence of ‘compacts’ between government and the ‘third’ or ‘not-for-profit’ sector is intimately linked to the comprehensive transformation of the welfare state. The first compacts in the United Kingdom in 1998 spawned similar policy instruments in other jurisdictions, including Australia. In 2006 the Labor opposition led by Kevin Rudd undertook to repair a ‘broken’ relationship between the federal government and the not-for-profit sector. The National Compact, launched in March 2010, was an initial step in a bumpy policy journey. Prime Minister Rudd was replaced in June 2010 by Julia Gillard, who portrayed the National Compact as the ‘foundation stone’ of a broader reform agenda. Although dogged by political instability, Gillard pursued ground-breaking reforms in the not-for-profit policy space. These reforms are now threatened with repeal by the Coalition government elected in 2013. This paper attempts to explain why Labor's reform agenda appears set to unravel

Coalition government · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Private sector · Repeal · Community Development and Social Impact · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies