Canadian Public Administration articles from June 2005

Canadian Public Administration archives from June 2005

Debating a whistle-blower protection act for employees of the government of Canada.
June 22, 2005... On 8 October 2004, the minority Liberal government of Prime Minister Paul Martin introduced a revised bill intended to provide legal protection to public servants against reprisals if they engaged in the good-faith disclosure of serious...

Les enjeux de la privatisation des etablissements de detention.
June 22, 2005... Les enjeux de la privatisation des etablissements de detention La privatisation des etablissements de detention alimente de facon soutenue une vive controverse dans les pays qui y ont recours, en particulier les Etats-Unis. A cet egard, le...

Politics of municipal property taxes: implications for decision-making.
June 22, 2005... Urban public finance constitutes an important but poorly understood aspect of local decision-making. One central element of urban finance is the role played by the highly visible property tax. This tax is the single most important source of...

Limitations to developing virtual communities in the public sector: a local government case study.
June 22, 2005... The last decade has witnessed a communications revolution, one that has fundamentally changed the way in which humans exchange information. The new information and communication technologies (ICTS) provide the capacity for inexpensive,...

Are services delivered more efficiently after municipal amalgamations?(RESEARCH NOTE/NOTE DE RECHERCHE)
June 22, 2005... When the Conservative government of Mike Harris came to power in Ontario, it embarked on a program of significant municipal reform. One major aspect of this reform, municipal amalgamation, had as two of its goals ensuring "efficient service...

Pressman/Wildavsky and Bardach: emplementation in the public sector, past, present and future.(GREAT BOOKS REVISITED/REVUE DES GRANDS CLASSIQUES)
June 22, 2005... "Implementation is worth studying precisely because it is a struggle over the realization of ideas. It is the analytical equivalent of original sin: there is no escape from implementation and its attendant responsibilities." Pressman and...

La prise de decision : de l'acteur rationnel a la politique bureaucratique.(GREAT BOOKS REVISITED/REVUE DES GRANDS CLASSIQUES)
June 22, 2005... [??] This study identifies the bas/c frame of reference used by most people when thinking about foreign affairs. It also outlines two alternative frameworks. Each frame of reference is, in effect, a 'conceptual lens'. By comparing and...

Ontario's Rae report: investing in growth.(Ontario: A Leader in Learning--Report and Recommendations)(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... "I am urging the provincial government to adopt as a key mission for the province the goal for Ontario to be a leader in learning, and to fund higher education accordingly." Ontario: A Leader in Learning--Report & Recommendations. By BOB...

The Civil Service Commission 1855-1991. A Bureau Biography.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... The Civil Service Commission 1855-1991. A Bureau Biography By RICHARD A. CHAPMAN. London: Routledge. 2004. Pp. xvi, 288, bibliographical references, index. Professor Chapman's history of the British Civil Service Commission is the latest...

Modernizing Civil Services.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Modernizing Civil Services Edited by TONY BUTCHER and ANDREW MASSEY. Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar Publisher. 2003. Pp. xii, 232, bibliographical references, index. A recent European visit to an international agency, where there was...

"If you build it ..." Business, Government and Ontario's Electronic Toll Highway.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... "If you build it..." Business, Government and Ontario's Electronic Toll Highway By CHANDRAN MYLVAGANAM and SANDFORD BORINS, Toronto: University of Toronto Centre for Public Management. 2004. Pp. x, 164, bibliographical references, index. ...

Democracy Off Balance: Freedom of Expression and Hate Propaganda Law in Canada.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Democracy Off Balance: Freedom of Expression and Hate Propaganda Law in Canada By STEFAN BRAUN. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2004. Pp. ix, 384, bibliographical references, index. Stefan Braun, a member of the Ontario Bar, asks his...

Reforming Parliamentary Democracy.(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Reforming Parliamentary Democracy Edited by F. LESLIE SEIDLE and DAVID C. DOCHERTY. Kingston and Montreal McGill-Queens University Press. 2003. Pp. viii, 245, bibliographical references, index. It's no secret that Canadians spend a lot of...

Shereen T. Ismael, editor, Globalization: Policies, Challenges and Responses.(Book note/Resume de livre)(Book Review)
June 22, 2005... Shereen T. Ismael, editor, Globalizatiom Policies, Challenges and Responses. Calgary: Detselig Enterprises, 1999. Pp. 286, bibliographical references. This book is an edited collection or essays from the conference "Globalization,...