Research Catalog

Title

The evolving physiology of government : Canadian public administration in transition / edited by O.P. Dwivedi, Tim A. Mau, and Byron Sheldrick.

Publication

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2009.

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Additional Authors

• Dwivedi, O. P.
• Sheldrick, Byron M.
• Mau, Tim A.

Description

xlv, 401; 21 cm.

Series Statement

Governance series, 1487-3052 ; 21st v.

Uniform Title

Governance series ; 21.

Subjects

• Canada > Politics and government > Congresses
• Public administration > Canada > Congresses

Note

• Essays originally presented at a conference honouring professor J.E. Hodgetts on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday, held in Guelph, Ont., in September 2007.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Foreword / John Meisel -- Preface: From There to Here / J. E. Hodgetts -- Canadian Public Administration in Transition: An Introduction / O. P. Dwivedi, Tim A. Mau and Byron Sheldrick -- Pt. I. Theoretical Perspectives -- Ch. 1. Evolution of Disciplinary Approaches and Paradigms in the Study of Public Administration in Canada / Iain Gow -- Ch. 2. Public Administration Research and Organization Theory: Recovering Alternative Perspectives on Public Service Institutions / Evert Lindquist -- Pt. II. Contemporary Issues and Challenges -- Ch. 3. The Origins of Merit in Canada / Ken Rasmussen and Luc Juillet -- Ch. 4. The Politics-Administration Dichotomy: Democracy versus Bureaucracy? / Peter Aucoin and Donald J. Savoie -- Ch. 5. The Unfortunate Experience of the Duelling Protocols: A Chapter in the Continuing Quest for Responsible Government in Canada / C. E. S. Franks -- Ch. 6. Law and Innovation: The Incremental Development of Canadian Lobby Regulation / A. Paul Pross -- Ch. 7. From Administration to Management: Forty Years of Public Sector Education in Quebec / Caroline Dufour -- Ch. 8. Trust, Leadership, and Accountability in Canada's Public Sector / Paul G. Thomas -- Ch. 9. Putting Citizens First Service Delivery and Integrated Public Governance / Kenneth Kernaghan -- Pt. III. The State of the Discipline: Future Challenges in Administration and Governance -- Ch. 10. American Perspectives on Canadian Public Administration / Keith Henderson -- Ch. 11. A Comparative Perspective on Canadian Public Administration within an Anglophone Tradition / John Halligan -- Ch. 12. Comparative and Development Administration in Canada: A Preliminary Assessment and Call to Action / O. P. Dwivedi and Tim A. Mau -- Ch. 13. Administrative Law and Public Governance: An Overlooked Dimension of Governance / Byron Sheldrick.

ISBN

• 9780776607061
• 0776607065

LCCN

99933572994

OCLC

• ocn302060478
• 302060478
• SCSB-5468202

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Columbia University Libraries