Canadian Public Administration articles from September 2004

Canadian Public Administration archives from September 2004

Dynamics without change: continuity of Canadian health policy.
September 22, 2004... This article argues that Canadian health-care policy has been remarkably stable for the past fifty years. Major changes in the management of healthcare subsectors (notably, regionalization of hospital and allied services) have not, to date,...

A decade of doing things differently: universities and public-sector reform in Manitoba.
September 22, 2004... Manitobans rely on self-governed practitioners, agencies and/or institutions to deliver the majority of their vital public services. In 2001-02, 53.8 per cent ($3.7 billion) of the provincial budget was dedicated to providing operating and...

La gestion axee sur les resultats: comparaison des cadres de gestion de huit jurisdictions.
September 22, 2004... Comme son nom l'indique, la gestion axee sur les resultats (CAR) est une approche de gestion de l'administration publique qui vise a mettre l'accent sur les resultats de l'action publique, tout en laissant plus de flexibilite aux gestionnaires....

Cabinet secrecy.(the essence of the cabinet secrecy convention)
September 22, 2004... Secrecy of cabinet proceedings is one of the cornerstones of the Westminster system of government. The secrecy is protected by convention, the common law and--in differing degrees--statute law in the principal countries with Westminster...

The impact of reform in Canadian state-owned enterprises on voluntary disclosure in annual reports.(Research Notes / Notes De Recherches)
September 22, 2004... Administrative reform of public-sector management is now a worldwide phenomenon, as governments face drastic social, economic and technological changes. Initiated in the late 1970s, this movement is characterized by the idea that government can...

Comparison of Canadian master's programs in public administration, public management and public policy.
September 22, 2004... This research compares graduate programs in public administration, public policy and public management in Canada, to the extent that these varied programs can be compared. The study had its origins in a discussion at the Canadian Association of...

Self-interest in public administration: Niskanen and the budget-maximizing bureaucrat.(Great Books Revisited/Revue Des Grands Classiques)(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... "Any theory of the behavior of bureaus that does not incorporate the personal preferences of bureaucrats... will be relevant only in the most rigidly authoritarian environments." Bureaucracy and Representative Government. By WILLIAM A....

Fire and Ice: the United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Fire and Ice: The United States, Canada and the Myth of Converging Values By MICHAEL ADAMS with AMY LANGSTAFF and DAVID JAMIESON. Toronto: Penguin Canada. 2003. Pp. xiv 224, appendices A-G, bibliographical references, index. A wag...

The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... The Halifax Explosion and the Royal Canadian Navy: Inquiry and Intrigue By JOHN GRIFFITH ARMSTRONG. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, Studies in Canadian Military History, 2002. Pp. 248, bibliographical references, index....

Unhealthy Times: Political Economy Perspectives on Health and Care in Canada.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Unhealthy Times: Political Economy Perspectives on Health and Care in Canada Edited by PAT ARMSTRONG, HUGH ARMSTRONG and DAVID COBURN. Doll Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press Canada, 2001. Pp. x, 254, bibliographical references, index....

Growth and Governance of Canadian Universities: an Insider's View.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Growth and Governance of Canadian Universities: An Insider's View By HOWARD C. CLARK. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press, 2003. Pp. 235, bibliographical references, index. Many ideas in this personal odyssey are...

Citizen Politics: Research and Theory in Canadian Political Behaviour.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Citizen Politics: Research and Theory in Canadian Political Behaviour Edited by JOANNA MARIE EVERITT and BRENDA O'NEILL. Don Mills, Ont.: Oxford University Press Canada. 2002. Pp. vi, 458, bibliographical references. Joanna Everitt...

Protecting Canadian Democracy: the Senate You Never Knew.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... Protecting Canadian Democracy: The Senate You Never Knew Edited by SERGE JOYAL. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen's University Press (co-published by CCMD and also issued in French, Proteger la democratie canadienne) 2003. Pp. xxviii,...

The Tools of Government: a Guide to the New Governance.(Book Review)
September 22, 2004... The Tools of Government: A Guide to the New Governance Edited by LESTER M. SALAMON, with the special assistance of Odus V. Elliott. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. Pp. xii, 669, bibliographical references, index. The debate...