Canadian Public Administration articles from December 2004

Canadian Public Administration archives from December 2004

Acting on values: an ethical dead end for public servants.
December 22, 2004... We all want public servants to be ethical (i.e., to do right rather than wrong when faced with hard choices on the job). But how are we to ensure that public servants individually and in groups act ethically? Traditionally, democratic...

The snakes and ladders of accountability: contradictions between contracting and collaboration for Canada's voluntary sector.
December 22, 2004... In Canada, as elsewhere, the process of governing is in transition from "new public management" (NPM), which relied heavily on contracting-out, market-based policy tools and governmental control, to a model of horizontal "governance," which...

L'imaginaire ethique des repondants du reseau gouvernemental quebecois en matiere d'ethique.(survey of ethics consultants and codes of conduct)
December 22, 2004... Comme le rapport du groupe PUMA de l'OCDE en 2000 (1) le demontre fort bien, la majorite des dispositifs institutionnels que les gouvernements mettent en place afin de consolider leur infrastructure de l'ethique s'alignent sur la logique...

Canadian federalism and the challenge of North American integration.
December 22, 2004... Canada's progressive economic integration within North America raises major challenges for Canadian policy-makers attempting to balance national and regional interests within the workings of its federal system. The scale and scope of...

Integrating information technology into public administration: conceptual and practical considerations.
December 22, 2004... Theorists and practitioners of public administration continue to debate the extent to which public institutions and organizations are likely to be transformed by the burgeoning adoption of information technology (IT). Scholars who emphasize the...

The Vanier Medal.
December 22, 2004... The Institute of Public Administration of Canada awards annually a gold medal as a mark of distinction and exceptional achievement to a person who, in the opinion of a panel of independent judges, has shown distinctive leadership in public...

Information for book reviewers/Information a l'intention des critiques de livres.
December 22, 2004... We are always looking for new reviewers. A book review for CPA is typically about four manuscript pages long, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. For exceptional books, we will find somewhat more space--just let us know. Review essays are...

Local government: plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.(Great Books Revisited / Revue Des Grands Classiques)(Canadian Municipal Government)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... "There are many and varied definitions of democracy, but basically it means the conduct of government in accordance with the wishes of the governed. At no other level of government is this more nearly possible or more nearly attained than at...

Back to the basics: Peter Drucker fifty years later.(The Practice of Management)(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... "What the business enterprise needs is a principle of management that will give full scope to individual strength and responsibility, and at the same time give common direction of vision and effort, establish team work and harmonize the goals...

Dream no little dreams: a biography of the Douglas government of Saskatchewan, 1944-1961, IPAC series in public management and governance.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Dream No Little Dreams: A Biography of the Douglas Government of Saskatchewan, 1944-1961, IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance By A. W. JOHNSON, with the assistance of Rosemary Proctor. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2004....

Federalism in the Forest: national versus state natural resource policy, American governance & public policy series.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Federalism in the Forest: National Versus State Natural Resource Policy, American Governance & Public Policy Series By TOMAS M. KOONTZ. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. 2002. Pp. xv, 232, bibliographical references, index. ...

Beyond Service: state workers, public policy, and the prospects for democratic administration. IPAC series in public management and governance.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Beyond Service: State Workers, Public Policy, and the Prospects for Democratic Administration. IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance By GREG MCELLIGOTT. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2001. Pp. xi, 338, bibliographical...

The Regulators: anonymous power brokers in American politics.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... The Regulators: Anonymous Power Brokers in American Politics By CINDY SKRZYCKI. New York and Oxford: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. 2003. Pp. xiv, 247, bibliographical references, index. Regulation has always been a core function of...

Manouche Tavakoli, Huw T.O. Davies and Mo Malek, editors, Health Policy and Economics: Strategic Issues in Health Care Management.(Book Review)
December 22, 2004... Manouche Tavakoli, Huw T.O. Davies and Mo Malek, editors, Health Policy and Economics: Strategic Issues in Health Care Management. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing, 2001. Pp. xvi, 291, bibliographical references. This book's preface proclaims...