Community development activities in the context of contracting

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ID11229231
AuthorsMargot Rawsthorne (0000-0001-6337-7671, corresponding author)
Year2005
Volume40
Issue2
Pages227-240
Publication date2005-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1839-4655.2005.tb00968.x
OpenAlexW1769217091
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

In Australia, as elsewhere, relations between government and community sector organisations * have undergone fundamental change over the past decade. Economic rationalism and new manageralism have reshaped funding arrangements, seeing the widespread introduction of contracts with service specifications, performance measures and reporting requirements. Within the literature there is considerable anxiety about the impact contracting may have on the community development activities of community sector organisations. This article draws on the experience of over 500 community sector organisations that provide human services to explore how contractual arrangements have affected some aspects of their community development activities. The research findings suggest that, from the perspectives of organisations, the adverse impacts have been less than anticipated

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