The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do

dc.contributor.authorNaidoo, Vinothan
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-21T08:45:03Z
dc.date.available2016-10-21T08:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.abstractThis article examines obstacles to policy coordination to promote development at a programme level. Contemporary efforts to promote coordination or ‘joined-up’ working across government entities highlight attempts to promote policy synergy and resource maximisation for achieving objectives that straddle the sector-specific boundaries of multiple departments. This paper assessed efforts to coordinate the actions of multiple departments towards achieving a single cross-cutting policy objective. Programme-level analysis of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South Africa revealed various reasons why joining-up is difficult to negotiate in practice. This consisted of policy goal and operational incompatibility between specialised entities, which appears sensitive to the specificity and stringency of policy goals and implementation regimens; as well as a host of difficulties related to how coordination is formally defined and designated. This included role definition and confusion, as well as the nature and locus of coordination mandates across and within individual departments.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationNaidoo, V. (2013). The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do. <i>Development Southern Africa</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22255en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationNaidoo, Vinothan "The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do." <i>Development Southern Africa</i> (2013) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22255en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationNaidoo, V. (2013). The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do. Development Southern Africa, 30(3), 386-400.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0376-835Xen_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Naidoo, Vinothan AB - This article examines obstacles to policy coordination to promote development at a programme level. Contemporary efforts to promote coordination or ‘joined-up’ working across government entities highlight attempts to promote policy synergy and resource maximisation for achieving objectives that straddle the sector-specific boundaries of multiple departments. This paper assessed efforts to coordinate the actions of multiple departments towards achieving a single cross-cutting policy objective. Programme-level analysis of the Expanded Public Works Programme in South Africa revealed various reasons why joining-up is difficult to negotiate in practice. This consisted of policy goal and operational incompatibility between specialised entities, which appears sensitive to the specificity and stringency of policy goals and implementation regimens; as well as a host of difficulties related to how coordination is formally defined and designated. This included role definition and confusion, as well as the nature and locus of coordination mandates across and within individual departments. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DO - 10.1080/0376835X.2013.817309 DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Development Southern Africa LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 SM - 0376-835X T1 - The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do TI - The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22255 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/22255
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0376835X.2013.817309
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationNaidoo V. The challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to do. Development Southern Africa. 2013; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/22255.en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis (Routledge)en_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceDevelopment Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/toc/cdsa20/current
dc.titleThe challenges of policy coordination at a programme level: Why joining-up is hard to doen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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