Coordination in Youth Affairs
The Politics of Non‐Decision‐Making
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11958993 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susan L Robertson (0000-0002-6757-8718, Edith Cowan University, corresponding author), Susan Robertson (0000-0001-5129-2216), Quentin Beresford (Edith Cowan University) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-32 |
| Publication date | 1996-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8500.1996.tb01179.x |
| OpenAlex | W2064872503 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 4 |
One of the components associated with the widely heralded shift to ‘new managerialism’ in the public sector has been an increased emphasis on coordination between government departments as a means to enhance effective service provision. This article examines the capacity for coordination to fulfil this objective. Drawing upon a case study of coordination in youth affairs in Western Australia, the article examines the process by which the coordination mechanisms become enveloped in the ‘politics of non‐decision‐making’. By this is meant that a set of power relationships create tensions at a number of levels — between commonwealth and state government agencies; between state government agencies and within individual agencies — which act to prevent effective decisions from being taken. The implications of this case study for the capacity of ‘new managerialism’ to produce effective policy outcomes in complex social policy areas is highlighted. Evidence from this study suggests that, in an era of restricted resources and heightened competition within the public sector, agencies are pushed to more clearly define their boundaries
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |