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100			_aCraswell Emma
245			_aThe search for policy coordination: ministerial and bureaucratic perceptions of agency amalgamations in a federal parliamentary system
362			_a22(1), Spring 1994, p.59-73
520			_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.
650			_a Administrative Reorganisation -- Australia
650			_aBureaucracy -- Australia
700			_aDavis Glyn
773			_aPolicy Studies Journal
909			_a27147
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