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  • © 2002

Working Across Boundaries

Collaboration in Public Services

Authors:

  1. Helen Sullivan
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  2. Chris Skelcher
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    • Inter agency collaboration is a cornerstone of today's public services. This is the most authoritative and up to date text available
    • Highly topical in the context of the UK government's modernisation of public services, but also internationally
    • Written by leading authorities and incorporating much original research

Part of the book series: Government beyond the Centre (GBC)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Collaborative Agenda

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 1-13

  3. Collaboration and the State

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 14-34

  4. Understanding Collaboration

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 35-55

  5. Collaboration on Cross-cutting Issues

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 56-79

  6. Collaboration Across Sectors

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 80-98

  7. Building Capacity for Collaboration

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 99-117

  8. The Dynamics of Collaboration

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 118-136

  9. The Governance of Collaboration

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 137-161

  10. Citizen Participation and Collaboration

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 162-184

  11. Evaluating Collaboration

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 185-207

  12. Collaboration and Modernisation

    • Helen Sullivan, Chris Skelcher
    Pages 208-225

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 226-271
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About this book

Collaboration between governments, business, the voluntary and community sectors is now central to the way public policy is made, managed and delivered. This book provides the first comprehensive and authoritative account of the theory, policy and practice of collaboration. Written by two leading authorities in the field the book explores the experience of collaboration in regeneration, health and other policy sectors, and assesses the consequences of the emergence of public-private partnerships contrasting the UK experience to that elsewhere in the world.
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About the authors

HELEN SULLIVAN is Research Director, Urban Governance, Cities Research Centre, University of the West Of England.

CHRIS SKELCHER is Professor of Local Government Studies, University of Birmingham.
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