COORDINATION IN STATE ADMINISTRATION: A CASE STUDY

Andrew Parkin; Judith Healy

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8500.1982.tb00921.x

COORDINATION IN STATE ADMINISTRATION: A CASE STUDY

Andrew Parkin, Judith Healy

College of Business, Government and Law

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Abstract: “Coordination is one of the perennial concerns of public administration, and has been a particular problem of State‐level policy‐making in Australia. This paper describes a policy initiative under the Dunstan government in South Australia which was necessarily an exercise in State administrative coordination. The story illustrates the complexity of a multi‐Departmental program aimed at producing an innovative, flexible and decentralized policy. While it shows the awkwardness of conventional administrative and policy‐making procedures in such a situation, it also provides examples of constructive cooperation among and readjustment within departments. The general policy “parameters” inspired by the Dunstan government are regarded as a significant influence on the outcome of the program.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	219-231
Number of pages	13
Journal	Australian Journal of Public Administration
Volume	41
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.1982.tb00921.x
Publication status	Published - Sept 1982

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