Cross-sector partnership and human services in Australian states and territories: Reflections on a mutable relationship

Butcher, J; Dalton, B

Cross-sector partnership and human services in Australian states and territories: Reflections on a mutable relationship

Butcher, J Dalton, B

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Citation:: Policy and Society, 2014, 33 (2), pp. 141 - 153
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Butcher, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dalton, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-1447	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Policy and Society, 2014, 33 (2), pp. 141 - 153	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1449-4035	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/33542
dc.description.abstract	Under Australia's federal system subnational governments fund the delivery of a wide range of public services. In particular, state and territory governments have increasingly looked to the non-profit sector to deliver human services under contract. Over time, the contracting regimes employed by public sector commissioners have taken on more 'relational' characteristics, accompanied by a gradual softening of public sector resistance to non-profit sector input into policy development. Nevertheless, the Australian non-profit sector is fragmented and, although policy capacity within the sector has undoubtedly matured, it is also unevenly distributed. Almost two decades of contracting has left its mark on organisational culture. There are fears within the non-profit sector that it is organisations with the largest 'market share' that gain a seat at the policy table. © 2014 Policy and Society Associates (APSS).	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Policy and Society	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.polsoc.2014.05.001	en_US
dc.title	Cross-sector partnership and human services in Australian states and territories: Reflections on a mutable relationship	en_US
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Abstract:

Under Australia's federal system subnational governments fund the delivery of a wide range of public services. In particular, state and territory governments have increasingly looked to the non-profit sector to deliver human services under contract. Over time, the contracting regimes employed by public sector commissioners have taken on more 'relational' characteristics, accompanied by a gradual softening of public sector resistance to non-profit sector input into policy development. Nevertheless, the Australian non-profit sector is fragmented and, although policy capacity within the sector has undoubtedly matured, it is also unevenly distributed. Almost two decades of contracting has left its mark on organisational culture. There are fears within the non-profit sector that it is organisations with the largest 'market share' that gain a seat at the policy table. © 2014 Policy and Society Associates (APSS).

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