The Centrelink experiment : innovation in service delivery /

"Centrelink was established in 1997 as part of the Howard government's bold experiment in re-framing social policy and re-shaping service delivery. Centrelink was the embodiment of a key tenet of the Howard vision for public service: a specialised service delivery 'provider' agen...

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Main Author: Halligan, J. (John)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Wills, Jules
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2008.
Series:ANZSOG (Series)
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