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100			_aPainter, Martin
245			_aPublic sector reform, intergovernmental relations and the future of Australian federalism
260			_c1998
300			_ap.52-63
362			_aSep
520			_aRecent developments in the reform of intergovernmental relations have been influenced by contemporary models of public sector reform. Their systematic application to intergovernmental administration, in particular the manner in which jointly funded and managed programs are organised, may have profound and unanticipated effects on the federal system. When viewed in the context of a recent history of collaborative policy-making between political executives, the possibility that new forms of intergovernmental joint policy-making and program management might become the norm poses serious challenges to federal traditions of dual government. Arm's length and collaborative forms of joint decision making are contrasted as ideal types, and then used to analyse two case studies in collaborative intergovernmental decision-making - National Competition Policy and the National Training Agreement. It is concluded that the system-wide implications are profound if they are part of a broader trend, but caution is expressed about the powers of inertia and resistance in traditional forms of federal politics. - Reproduced
650			_aFederalism - Australia
650			_aPublic administration - Australia
650			_aAdministrative reform
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a39645
999			_c39645 _d39645