Canadian Public Administration articles from June 2007

Canadian Public Administration archives from June 2007

Entry barriers and evolution of banking systems: lessons from the 1980s Canadian western bank failures.(Table)(Report)
June 22, 2007... Public policy for financial institutions faces the challenge of reconciling competing interests: banks have an interest in promoting whatever allows them to pursue the most profitable strategies in order to satisfy their shareholders, while...

Le don d'organes au Canada : l'urgence d'agir.(Author abstract)(Report)
June 22, 2007... Pour des raisons familiales, j'ai ete temoin depuis plusieurs annees de l'espoir que suscite le don d'organes et de l'engagement exceptionnel de tous ceux et celles qui y participent. Il n'y a pas, selon moi, d'expression plus puissante de la...

Ministerial responsibility and the machinery of government.(Author abstract)(Report)
June 22, 2007... Ministerial responsibility and the capacity of first ministers to direct the machinery of government are essential for the maintenance of constitutional government in the Westminster system. Their importance far outweighs whatever merit...

Tensions entre rationalite technique et interets politiques: l'exemple de la mise en oeuvre de la Loi sur les agences de developpement de reseaux locaux de services de sante et de services sociaux au Quebec.(Author abstract)(Report)
June 22, 2007... Selon les disciplines, le developpement et la mise en oeuvre des politiques publiques dans le domaine de la sante sont concus dans des perspectives utilitariste et technocratique ou, par contraste, politique et contingente. Cet articleI analyse...

Local culture and governmental change: the endurance of culture in the face of structural change.(Report)
June 22, 2007... Recent research has focused, or more accurately re-focused, attention on the importance of culture in determining public policy at the local level. The history of culture research is most directly tied to the work of Floyd Hunter, R.A. Dahl,...

Personality traits of municipal politicians and staff.(RESEARCH NOTE/NOTE DE RECHERCHE)(Author abstract)(Report)
June 22, 2007... The relationship between politicians and civil servants has been an ongoing issue since the advent of democracy. In an often-quoted work, Bureaucrats and Politicians in Western Democracies, Joel Aberbach, Robert Putnam and Bert Rockman argue...

Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878: Biography and Constitutional Evolution.
June 22, 2007... Canada's Governors General, 1847-1878: Biography and Constitutional Evolution By BARBARA J. MESSAMORE Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2006. Pp. viii, 308, bibliographical references, index. There can be little doubt that the most...

The Way It Works: Inside Ottawa.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... The Way It Works: Inside Ottawa By EDDIE GOLDENBERG. Toronto: McClelland & Stewart. 2006. Pp. 402, index. This is a book that a number of audiences--academics, political junkies, political enemies, members of the media, and others--will...

Riding to the Rescue: The Transformation of the RCMP in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1914-1939.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Riding to the Rescue: The Transformation of the RCMP in Alberta and Saskatchewan, 1914-1939 By STEVE HEWITT. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2006. Pp. xiv, 205, bibliographical references, index. The dramatic resignation of...

Transparency: The Key to Better Governance.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Transparency: The Key to Better Governance Edited by CHRISTOPHER HOOD and DAVID HEALD. Toronto and Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2006. Pp. xiii, 231, bibliographical references, index. Reading this collection of essays on...

Des communautes plus ou moins civiques : le capital social et la gouvernance metropolitaine au Canada et aux Etats-Unis.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Des communautes plus ou moins civiques : le capital social et la gouvernance metropolitaine au Canada et aux Etats-Unis De MARIE-FRANCE LE BLANC. Saint-Foy : Les Presses de l'Universite Laval. 2006. Pp. 340. ISBN 978-2-7637-8439-7. 35,00 $...

The New City: How the Crisis in Canada's Urban Centres is Shaping the Nation.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... The New City: How the Crisis in Canada's Urban Centres is Shaping the Nation By JOHN LORINC. Toronto: Penguin Canada. 2006. Pp. xiii, 378, bibliographical references, index. Cities are at long last being recognized as the drivers of...

Auteurs et textes classiques de la theorie des organisations.
June 22, 2007... Auteurs et textes classiques de la theorie des organisations De LAURENT BELANGER et JEAN MERCIER St-Nicolas (Quebec): PUL. 2006. Pp. 575. Cette evaluation porte sur un nouvel ouvrage traitant des principaux courants de la theorie des...

Reconciliation--First Nations Treaty Making in British Columbia.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... Reconciliation--First Nations Treaty Making in British Columbia By TONY PENIKETT. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre. 2006. Pp. 303, bibliographical references, index. Why does it take so long to negotiate treaties in British Columbia? The...

E-Government in Canada: Transformation for the Digital Age.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... E-Government in Canada: Transformation for the Digital Age By JEFFREY ROY. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. 2006. Pp. 395, bibliographical references, index. A few academics in a number of different disciplines have been studying...

This is Not a Peace Pipe: Towards a Critical Indigenous Philosophy.(Book review)
June 22, 2007... This is Not a Peace Pipe: Towards a Critical Indigenous Philosophy By DALE TURNER. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2006. Pp. ix, 700, bibliographical references, index. Unquestionably, Dale Turner's This is Not a Peace Pipe is an...