Parent child coalitions: innovative public-sector management and early childhood development in Manitoba.

Publisher: Institute of Public Administration of Canada Country of Publication: Canada NLM ID: 9875219 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0008-4840 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00084840 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Can Public Adm

Original Publication: Toronto, Institute of Public Administration of Canada.

Child Development* ; Education*/economics ; Education*/history ; Education*/legislation & jurisprudence ; Government*/history ; Public Policy*/economics ; Public Policy*/history ; Public Policy*/legislation & jurisprudence ; Public-Private Sector Partnerships*/economics ; Public-Private Sector Partnerships*/history ; Public-Private Sector Partnerships*/legislation & jurisprudence; Child ; Child Welfare/economics ; Child Welfare/ethnology ; Child Welfare/history ; Child Welfare/legislation & jurisprudence ; Child Welfare/psychology ; History, 20th Century ; History, 21st Century ; Humans ; Manitoba/ethnology

This article considers a coalition model of governance as an innovative approach to public management. In general, the coalition governance model adopts key principles of new public management and inherits criticisms similar to those levelled against the new managerialism. Looking at a case study of parent child coalitions in Manitoba, this article explores some benefits and consequences of implementing and utilizing coalition governance as a model for social policy. It finds that the attempt to increase child-centred programming across the province required innovative adjustments to the management of this social policy issue, as well as a restructuring of the overarching policy structure. Innovative public management and the implementation of a coalition governance approach helped transform early childhood development in Manitoba from a private and personal family concern to a public policy issue. It has increased citizen engagement and has also increased government access to a previously inaccessible segment of society. Although these innovations resolved some key concerns, additional criticisms remain as yet unaddressed.

Date Created: 20111215 Date Completed: 20120403 Latest Revision: 20191027

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10.1111/j.1754-7121.2011.00181.x

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