The trials and tribulations of joined-up working: an example of a sub-regional partnership from the sports sector

Partnership became the operating doctrine of New Labour's Third Way' to overcome real and perceived problems with public sector service delivery, it is a concept that lies at the heart of the government's ambition to provide 'joined up solutions to joined up problems'. '...

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Main Author: Charlton, Anthony
Published: Lancaster University 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.493265
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Summary:Partnership became the operating doctrine of New Labour's Third Way' to overcome real and perceived problems with public sector service delivery, it is a concept that lies at the heart of the government's ambition to provide 'joined up solutions to joined up problems'. 'Partnerships' introduced new and highly significant institutions into the governance arena to manage and guide the activities of appointed bodies in association with, particularly, the community and voluntary sectors.