The Evolving Physiology of Government: Canadian Public Administration in Transition

by O. P. Dwivedi (Editor), Tim A. Mau (Editor), Byron M. Sheldrick (Editor)

Overview

Canadian public administration has provided a rich ground for examining the changing nature of the state. Currents of political change have rippled through the administration of the public sector, often producing significant alterations in our understanding of how best to organize and administer public services. This volume brings together some of the leading Canadian and international scholars of public administration to reflect on these changes and their significance. Providing a historical perspective on public administration in Canada, the volume examines the shift from a traditional model of administration to newer forms such as new public management and governance, and explores current debates and the place of Canadian public administration within a broader comparative perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780776618173
Publisher:	University of Ottawa Press
Publication date:	06/20/2009
Series:	Governance Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	450
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

O.P. Dwivedi is professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science, University of Guelph. He has authored or edited more than thirty books including Global Environment Challenges (Broadview, 2008), From Bureaucracy to Public Management (Broadview, 1999), and Where Corruption Lives (Kumarian, 2001).

Tim A. Mau is assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph.

Byron Sheldrick is chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Guelph. He is the author of Perils and Possibilities: Social Activism and the Law (Fernwood, 2004) and co-editor of Canadian Politics: Democracy and Dissent (Pearson, 2006).

O.P. Dwivedi was professor emeritus in the Department of Political Science, University of Guelph. He has authored or edited more than thirty books including Global Environment Challenges (Broadview, 2008), From Bureaucracy to Public Management (Broadview, 1999), and Where Corruption Lives (Kumarian, 2001).

Table of Contents

Foreword John Meisel ix

Preface: From There to Here J. E. Hodgetts xiv

Acknowledgments xxiii

Canadian Public Administration in Transition: An Introduction O. P. Dwivedi Tim A. Mau Byron Sheldrick xxvi

Part I Theoretical Perspectives

Chapter 1 Evolution of Disciplinary Approaches and Paradigms in the Study of Public Administration in Canada Iain Gow 2

Chapter 2 Public Administration Research and Organization Theory: Recovering Alternative Perspectives on Public Service Institutions Evert Lindquist 40

Part II Contemporary Issues and Challenges

Chapter 3 The Origins of Merit in Canada Ken Rasmussen Luc Juillet 74

Chapter 4 The Politics-Administration Dichotomy: Democracy versus Bureaucracy? Peter Aucoin Donald J. Savoie 97

Chapter 5 The Unfortunate Experience of the Duelling Protocols: A Chapter in the Continuing Quest for Responsible Government in Canada C. E. S. Franks 118

Chapter 6 Law and Innovation: The Incremental Development of Canadian Lobby Regulation A. Paul Pross 151

Chapter 7 From Administration to Management: Forty Years of Public Sector Education in Quebec Caroline Dufour 189

Chapter 8 Trust, Leadership, and Accountability in Canada's Public Sector Paul G. Thomas 215

Chapter 9 Putting Citizens First Service Delivery and Integrated Public Governance Kenneth Kernaghan 249

Part III The State of the Discipline: Future Challenges in Administration and Governance

Chapter 10 American Perspectives on Canadian Public Administration Keith Henderson 272

Chapter 11 A Comparative Perspective on Canadian Public Administration within an Anglophone Tradition John Halligan 292

Chapter 12 Comparative and DevelopmentAdministration in Canada: A Preliminary Assessment and Call to Action O. P. Dwivedi Tim A. Mau 312

Chapter 13 Administrative Law and Public Governance: An Overlooked Dimension of Governance Byron Sheldrick 358

About the Contributors 380

Index 382