Grassroots to Government : Creating Joined-up Working in Australia

Gemma Carey

ISBN 10: 0522868118 / ISBN 13: 9780522868111

Published by Melbourne University Jul 2025, 2025

Neuware - Joined-up government is a complex, expensive and elusive goal, which has captured the imaginations of public administrators since the 1950s. It offers great promise for tackling the complex or wicked policy problems that concern the governments of industrialised countries. Despite ongoing interest, there remains and absence of core methods and principles to make joined-up governance work in practice. Grassroots to Government comprehensively explains the state of evidence in joined-up government, illustrated by an in-depth case study of the implementation experiences of a national initiative, the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda. Seller Inventory # 9780522868111

Synopsis:

Joined-up government is a complex, expensive and elusive goal, which has captured the imaginations of public administrators since the 1950s. It offers great promise for tackling the complex or ‘wicked’ policy problems that concern the governments of industrialised countries. Despite ongoing interest, there remains and absence of core methods and principles to make joined-up governance work in practice. Grassroots to Government comprehensively explains the state of evidence in joined-up government, illustrated by an in-depth case study of the implementation experiences of a national initiative, the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda.

About the Author: Dr Gemma Carey is a Research Fellow with the Regulatory Network at the Australian National University. She holds a PhD in social policy and population health from the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research sits at the interface between public administration, governance, social policy and public health. In particular, Dr Carey has investigated processes of ‘joining up’ within government, and between government and non-government organisations.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Grassroots to Government : Creating ...
Publisher: Melbourne University Jul 2025
Publication Date: 2025
Binding: Taschenbuch
Condition: Neu