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100			_aManro, Dugald
245			_aThe role of performance measures in a federal - state context: the examples of housing and disability services
260			_c2003
300			_ap.70-79.
362			_aMar
520			_aHigh hopes were held for performance measures in the reform of the administration of joint federal-state programs in the early 1990s. They were seen as enabling the Commonwealth to take a `hand-off' role in the administration of joint programs and as ensuring the accountability of the states to the Commonwealth in a direct way through the application of sanctions for non-performance. Despite considerable effort in developing performance measures their role became confined to achieving accountability in an indirect way through negotiations on policy. This article examines the operation of performance indicators under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement and the Commonwealth State Disability Agreement to identify why the earlier intentions for performance measures could not be achieved. - Reproduced.
650			_aDisabled
650			_aHousing
650			_aPerformance appraisal
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
909			_a56094
999			_c56094 _d56094