THE THREE SECTOR SOLUTION Delivering public policy in collaboration with not-for-profits and business THE THREE SECTOR SOLUTION Delivering public policy in collaboration with not-for-profits and business EDITED BY JOHN R. BUTCHER AND DAVID J. GILCHRIST Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email:
[email protected] This title is also available online at press.anu.edu.au National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication entry Title: The three sector solution : delivering public policy in collaboration with not-for-profits and business / David Gilchrist (editor) ; John Butcher (editor). ISBN: 9781760460389 (paperback) 9781760460396 (ebook) Series: ANZSOG series. Subjects: Nonprofit organizations--Political aspects. Nonprofit organizations--Government policy. Public-private sector cooperation--Government policy. Public administration. Other Creators/Contributors: Gilchrist, David, editor. Butcher, John, editor. Australia and New Zealand School of Government. Dewey Number: 361.763 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. Cover design and layout by ANU Press. This edition © 2016 ANU Press Contents Figures . vii Tables . ix Abbreviations . xi Acknowledgements . xv Contributors . xvii Foreword . xxvii Contextualising the Imperative of Cross‑Sector Working 1 . Introduction . 3 David J . Gilchrist and John R . Butcher 2 . Three Sectors, One Public Purpose . 23 Peter Shergold Part 1. Cross‑Sector Working: The rhetoric and the reality Overview . 35 Meredith Edwards 3 . From New Public Management to New Public Governance: The implications for a ‘new public service’ .