Research
How to make the rhetoric of joined-up government really work
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Correspondence: Jim Hyde jim.hyde@dhs.vic.gov.au
Department of Human Services, GPO Box 4057, Melbourne 3001, Victoria, Australia
Centre for the Study of Ethics and Medicine in Society, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Australia and New Zealand Health Policy 2008, 5:22 doi:10.1186/1743-8462-5-22
Published: 4 November 2008Abstract
"Joined-up' government and 'whole-of-government' approaches have evolved over the past two decades from the simple 'one-stop-shop' concept to much more formal organisational structures mandated at the highest levels. In many cases, the participants in these developments were learning on the job, as they responded to community and political demands for better service delivery and more accountability. This paper looks back at some of those developments and proposes a schema to assess and place policies, strategies and programs.