Opportunity lost? Victorian Labor's enactment of community development 1999-2006
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01/09/2011
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Resumo |
The idea of community development has been evoked by Australian governments over many decades. The expressions of community have differed widely, often as a result of politics rather than informed policy. In 1999, after seven years of radical neo-liberal restructuring in Victoria, the Bracks government found itself unexpectedly elected to power. They faced new challenges such as a diminished public sector, growing social inequality and climate change. The first two terms of Victorian Labor were a seminal period in terms of the role they would invoke for ‘community’. Did grass roots participation take a central place, or did rhetoric rule over substance? The evidence points to a government maintaining a neo-liberal trajectory, and thereby losing an opportunity to enable an active citizenry.<br /><br /> |
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eng |
Publicador |
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia |
Relação |
http://dro.deakin.edu.au/eserv/DU:30040188/nabben-opportunitylost-2011.pdf http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8500.2011.00736.x |
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2011, National Council of the Institute of Public Administration Australia |
Palavras-Chave | #community engagement #new public management #community development #premier's department #equity and living standards |
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Journal Article |