Perfect versus possible: Kingdon's multiple streams analysis, politics and the National Disability Insurance Scheme

As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moves towards full rollout, it is timely to describe the nature of the policy framework and environment driving outcomes in order to better respond to commentary and learnings. To do this, this paper assesses Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach...

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Published inAustralian journal of public administration Vol. 81; no. 3; pp. 477 - 491
Main Authors Perks, Ben, Gilchrist, David J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2022
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Disability
Disability insurance
Government policy
Insurance
Natural environment
People with disabilities
Political planning
Public administration
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Summary:As the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) moves towards full rollout, it is timely to describe the nature of the policy framework and environment driving outcomes in order to better respond to commentary and learnings. To do this, this paper assesses Kingdon's Multiple Streams Approach as an explanatory model which will allow us to untangle the spaghetti of competing interests, issues and drivers of policy. Notwithstanding observed limitations, the paper finds that the potential for a policy window provides a powerful guide for actors to organise, as well as a mechanism for compromise. Further, the model suggests that key political drivers dominated the emergence and development of the NDIS and have thus shaped its current state.
Bibliography:AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, Vol. 81, No. 3, Sep 2022, 477-491
Informit, Melbourne (Vic)
ISSN:0313-6647
1467-8500
DOI:10.1111/1467-8500.12537