Canadian Public Administration articles from December 2008

Canadian Public Administration archives from December 2008

Beyond Westminster governance: bringing politics and public service into the networked era.
December 1, 2008... The underlying premise of this article stems from the following question: is our Westminster, parliamentary model of democratic governance and administration adaptable for contemporary realities and emerging challenges? By framing this question...

Les relations de collaboration entre le secteur public et les organismes communautaires du secteur jeunesse-enfance-famille : entre la sous-traitance et la coconstruction.
December 1, 2008... Problematique L'Etat-providence, modele dominant dans le contexte economique et social des pays occidentaux pendant trente ans (1945-1975), a subi de nombreuses transformations au cours des annees 1980 et 1990. Dans le domaine...

A cross-Canada analysis of the efficiency of residential recycling services.(Survey)
December 1, 2008... The primary objective of this article is to investigate the factors that predict the efficiency of residential recycling collection services in Canadian local governments. The core of the article is a quantitative analysis of national survey...

The New Public Management theory and European health-care reforms.
December 1, 2008... New Public Management (NPM) reforms followed the ascendancy of neoliberal ideas of the early 1980s in the U.S. and the U.K. and responded to fiscal and budget crises in such places as Europe and Canada. Successful foreign experiments, such as...

Towards community-based monitoring in Manitoba's hog industry.
December 1, 2008... Rapid changes in hog production in Manitoba are occurring within the context of an outdated regulatory framework and uncertain social and environmental impacts and are thus giving rise to a significant gap in public policy (Public Interest Law...

Administration in a national aboriginal organization: impacts of cultural adaptations.(RESEARCH NOTE/NOTE DE RECHERCHE)
December 1, 2008... This research note reports on the administrative structures and processes used by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation (AHF) to achieve its mission "to encourage and support Aboriginal peoples in building and reinforcing sustainable healing...

The Vanier Medal/La Medaille Vanier.
December 1, 2008... 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...

A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada.
December 1, 2008... A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada Edited by STEVEN BERNSTEIN, JUTTA BRUNNEE, DAVID G. DUFF, AND ANDREW J. GREEN. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Pp. vii, 349. Another book on climate change! This one is likely...

The Public Metropolis: The Political Dynamics of Urban Expansion in the Toronto Region, 1924-2003.
December 1, 2008... The Public Metropolis: The Political Dynamics of Urban Expansion in the Toronto Region, 1924-2003 By FRANCES FRISKEN. Toronto: Canadian Scholars' Press, 2007. Pp. 363, bibliographical references, index. The Municipality of Metropolitan...

Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions: Public Recognition of Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States.
December 1, 2008... Queer Inclusions, Continental Divisions: Public Recognition of Sexual Diversity in Canada and the United States By DAVID RAYSIDE. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Pp. xvi, 388, bibliographical references, index. David...

Court Government and the Collapse of Accountability in Canada and the United Kingdom.
December 1, 2008... Court Government and the Collapse of Accountability in Canada and the United Kingdom By DONALD J. SAVOIE. IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Pp. xiii, 441, bibliographical...

Health Transitions in Arctic Populations.
December 1, 2008... Health Transitions in Arctic Populations Edited by T. KUE YOUNG AND PETER BJEREGAARD. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2008. Pp. xxi, 485, bibliographical references. The co-editors of this book, Professors Young and Bjeregaard,...

A Canadian Priorities Agenda: Policy Choices to Improve Economic and Social Well-Being.
December 1, 2008... A Canadian Priorities Agenda: Policy Choices to Improve Economic and Social Well-Being Edited by JEREMY LEONARD, CHRISTOPHER RAGAN AND FRANCE ST-HILAIRE. Montreal: Institute for Research on Public Policy, 2007. Pp. xiv, 573,...

The Sum of the Satisfactions: Canada in the Age of National Accounting.
December 1, 2008... The Sum of the Satisfactions: Canada in the Age of National Accounting By DUNCAN McDOWALL. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008. Pp. xii, 313, index. Paul Samuelson described national accounting as a "great...