Top-Down Approaches to Joined-Up Government: Examining the Unintended Consequences of Weak Implementation

Gemma Carey, Brad Crammond and Therese Riley

International Journal of Public Administration, 2015, vol. 38, issue 3, 167-178

Abstract: Since forming part of Blair’s modernization agenda in the UK, joined-up government has become a central ambition of governments in many industrialized countries. While there continues to be an absence of core methods and principles for achieving joined-up government, consensus has emerged around the effectiveness of top down approaches. Research has found that joining must happen at multiple levels and be supported by a range of cultural and structural interventions. This article presents findings from a study into the Australian Social Inclusion Agenda and explores the long-term and unintended consequences of joined-up initiatives that take a top-down approach.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1080/01900692.2014.903276

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