Moving from rhetoric to effective implementation for Australian governments' sustainability policies
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2012
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Carter, A.J.
Pisaniello, J.D.
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Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability, 2012; 18(1):25-55
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The effectiveness of government policies for achieving sustainable development is increasingly the subject of international research. This paper examines coordinated approaches to policy implementation through seven case studies, builds on prior findings regarding coordination, and places the problem in a complex governance setting. Five issues are highlighted: cooperative federalism; the sustainability notion; political considerations; emergent power imbalances between levels of government and/or other stakeholders; and, finally, the size, scale and scope of programs. From these five elements, two critical themes and what they mean for theoretical development are assessed: firstly, the effectiveness of policy is examined within the federal system of government; and secondly, the importance of political and power imbalance considerations in the governance of sustainable development, particularly use of the politics of fear, and bureaucratic processes and party politics.
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Copyright 2012 University of South Australia