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Article: Compulsory Competitive Tendering: The Way Forward.
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- Public Management
- Article date:
- April 1, 2000
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The city of Manningham, Victoria, Australia, a leafy band of suburbs in Melbourne's outereast, is not the sort of place one usually associates with cutting-edge reform. Its council, however, is fast earning a reputation as one of the country's most progressive. But not all of its reforms have been met with enthusiasm at the outset.
When the Victorian government forced compulsory competitive tendering (CCT) on Australian councils in 1997, the concept was met with suspicion and apprehension. Many councillors feared that the almighty dollar would rule and that the quality and quantity of services would be slashed. Instead, CCT has brought great benefits for councils ...