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2007-09-01 |
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abstract |
Partnership working is becoming popular as a strategic and operational approach to
developing sustainable waste management. However, the evidence base to support partnership
working is poor and the impact and potential of partnerships in the waste sector has
not been analysed and assessed. This paper starts to address the gap in knowledge.
It focuses on partnership working for the management of municipal waste, and identifies
and characterises a range of different types including partnerships between local
authorities and between local authorities and their service providers. Five models
of partnerships are presented and illustrated through case-studies. The paper is
novel in applying an analytical framework for partnership working developed in healthcare
(Hudson and Hardy, 2002) to the public service delivery of waste and recycling services.
The theoretical concepts of synergy and governance are used to inform this analysis
and discuss the implications arising from emerging trends. Partnerships have defined
members, a written understanding, a shared vision and a joint commitment to work together
towards common objectives. Findings suggest successful partnerships have developed
over the long-term, a partnership lifecycle exists where motivations, characteristics
and activities change over time. Current partnerships appear to be primarily concerned
with meeting targets and delivering efficiencies, which can lead towards more centralised
decision making and aggregated services. We suggest that policy rhetoric promoting
partnerships for delivering sustainable resource management and as a local governance
mechanism is not borne out in practice and should be treated with caution. |
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3 |
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peerReviewed |
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51 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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Slater, R. ; Frederickson, J. ; Thomas, C. ; Wield, D. and Potter, S. (2007).
A critical evaluation of partnerships in municipal waste management in England. Resources,
Conservation and Recycling, 51(3) pp. 643–664. |
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Slater, R. ; Frederickson, J. ; Thomas, C. ; Wield, D. and Potter, S. (2007). A
critical evaluation of partnerships in municipal waste management in England. Resources,
Conservation and Recycling, 51(3) pp. 643–664. |
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Title |
A critical evaluation of partnerships in municipal waste management in England |
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