Government-community partnerships: rhetoric or reality
Brown, K, Gyde, S, Renwick, A & Walsh, K 2003, 'Government-community partnerships: rhetoric or reality', Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 51-62.
ANZSRC Fields of Research
1503 Business and Management
Abstract
This paper 'will explore a community deve!opmellf project involving a peer support and advocacy netlvork. Young Mothersfor Young Women, to determine the challenges and barriers in the management of government-community sector partnerships. Young Moth ersfo r Young Women has identified models of practice and policies that can make a difference to how sefvices and young women engage with society. However, passing this information throllgh the chain of relationships both within the community and govemment sector has proven problematic. The impact of competitive tendering. the complexity of the way in which government-col1lmunity sector relationships are constructed. the practices of government in terms of polic,v-makillg processes. and the issues surrounding the ownership of intellectual property will be examined. This paper will share some of the experiences, the learnings alld possible ~vays of improving relationships so as to achieve better community and individuaL outcomes through informed polic.v and practice in the government and community sectors for people seeking assistance. Government-community partnerships offer an opportunity for community developrnent alld shifting power relations between government and community groups to a power-sharing partnership. Hmvevel; if these relations are managed poorly, or fail to promote development alld empmvermellt. they may further entrellch existing inequalities.
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