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Whole-of-Government Analysis

Whole-of-government analysis examines how public organisations coordinate across portfolio, sectoral and jurisdictional boundaries to tackle problems that no single agency can solve alone. Articulated by Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid in their 2007 study of whole-of-government reform, it is a response to the fragmentation produced by decades of New Public Management — the proliferation of single-purpose agencies, contracting and silos. The analysis identifies cross-cutting or 'wicked' problems, maps the actors and boundaries involved, assesses the coordination mechanisms in play, diagnoses where joined-up working breaks down, and recommends integration strategies.

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Whole-of-Government Analysis of Joined-Up Public Sector Coordination
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / public-administration
  • Christensen, T., & Lægreid, P. (2007). The Whole-of-Government Approach to Public Sector Reform. Public Administration Review, 67(6), 1059–1066. · DOI 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00797.x
  • OECD. Centre of government, policy coherence and public-governance coordination resources. OECD, Paris. · URL
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