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

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    Authors
    Butcher, John
    Dalton, B.
    Date
    2014
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Butcher, J. and Dalton, B. 2014. Cross-sector partnership and human services in Australian states and territories: Reflections on a mutable relationship. Policy and Society. 33 (2): pp. 141-153.
    Source Title
    Policy and Society
    DOI
    10.1016/j.polsoc.2014.05.001
    ISSN
    1449-4035
    School
    John Curtin Institute of Public Policy (JCIPP)
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/54985
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    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.

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