Canadian Public Administration articles from September 2006

Canadian Public Administration archives from September 2006

The Canadian public service has a personality.
September 22, 2006... In 1985 Robert Armstrong, then secretary to the cabinet in Britain, in a carefully worded statement, wrote that "Civil servants are servants of the Crown. For all practical purposes the Crown in this context... is represented by the Government...

Tribunals and guidelines: exploring the relationship between fairness and legitimacy in administrative decision-making.
September 22, 2006... Introduction The objective of this paper is to address two questions: why do administrative tribunals resort to guidelines and what are the principles and values of the legal order which can legitimize these initiatives? In Ocean Port, (1)...

Entreprises publiques et interet general a l'heure de la gouvernance.
September 22, 2006... A l'heure de la mondialisation et de la redefinition du role de l'Etat, on met en question les differentes formes d'intervention publique. C'est particulierement le cas des entreprises publiques dont les mecanismes de gouvernance sont...

The comparative evolution of public administration in Australia, Brazil, and Canada.
September 22, 2006... Over the past century or so university, especially graduate, education in public administration has been seen as an antidote to inefficient, unaccountable government. More broadly, Leonard White noted that "In every direction good...

Une assise au developpement des PPP: la confiance institutionnelle, interorganisationnelle et interpersonnelle.
September 22, 2006... A la suite de la vague de dereglementation des economies initiee de la fin des annees 1970 au milieu des annees 1980, entre autres par les gouvernements du Royaume-Uni et des etats-Unis, la collaboration entre des organisations publiques et des...

The voluntary sector and the realignment of government: A street-level study.
September 22, 2006... Introduction During the latter years of the twentieth century, charitable, voluntary, and nonprofit organizations, often referred to under the rubric of "communiries," took on a growing centrality in governmental programs, especially with...

Metropolitan Democracies: Transformation of the State and Urban Policy in Canada, France and Great Britain.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Metropolitan Democracies: Transformation of the State and Urban Policy in Canada, France and Great Britain De PHILIP BOOTH et BERNARD JOUVE. London, UK et Burlington Vt.: Ashgate Publishing Company. 2005. Pp. 268. 99,95 $ (relie) Cet...

Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Blacked Out: Government Secrecy in the Information Age By ALASDAIR ROBERTS. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2006. Pp.. xi, 322. Bibliographical references, index. Too often the discussion of how governments collect, share, and...

Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics: Essays in Honour of David E. Smith.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Continuity and Change in Canadian Politics: Essays in Honour of David E. Smith Edited by HANS J. MICHELMANN and CRISTINE DE CLERCY. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. 2006. Pp. vi, 273. $55.00 One of the great academic traditions is the...

Innovation Strategies in Interdependent States: Smaller Nations, Regions and Cities in a Globalized World.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... Innovation Strategies in Interdependent States: Smaller Nations, Regions and Cities in a Globalized World By JOHN DE LA MOTHE. Cheltenham UK and Northampton MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005. Pp. ix, 244. Bibliographical references, index....

The Limits of Transparency: Ambiguity and the History of International Finance.(Book review)
September 22, 2006... The Limits of Transparency--Ambiguity and the History of International Finance. By JACQUELINE BEST. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. 2005. Pp. 1,220. Bibliographical references, index. This thought-provoking book on the...