00963pab a2200133 454500008003600000100001800036245013900054362003200193520048500225650004800710650002900758700001500787773002700802180718b   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aCraswell Emma  aThe search for policy coordination: ministerial and bureaucratic perceptions of agency amalgamations in a federal parliamentary system  a22(1), Spring 1994, p.59-73  aThe imperative to coordinate is strong, but the means remain contentious. One approach is to amalgemate agencies into a few large organisations, the other to encourage a diversity of policy options. Drawing on the federal amalgamations of departments in Australia since 1987, this paper reports that senior bureaucrats find more policy coordination benefits than costs from working in larger structures, while ministers report a loss of options and a risk of information overload.  a Administrative Reorganisation -- Australia  aBureaucracy -- Australia  aDavis Glyn  aPolicy Studies Journal