Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008 / Luc Juillet and Ken Rasmussen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juillet, Luc, 1969-

Contributor:

Luc Juillet

Series:

Governance series.

Governance series, 1487-3052

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 248 pages)

Place of Publication:

Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2008

Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2008

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy.

Contents:

Introduction. Democratic Government, Merit and the Public Service Commission of Canada

Ch. 1. Origins of the Public Service Commission: 1867-1918

Ch. 2. Creating a Merit System: 1918-1944

Ch. 3. Rethinking the CSC: Gordon, Heeney and Glassco: 1945-1967

Ch. 4. Management Assault on the Public Service Commission: 1967-1979

Ch. 5. Struggling to Defend Political Neutrality: 1979-2006

Ch. 6. PSC as a Cautious Reformer: Staffing Reforms during the Mulroney Years: 1984-1993

Ch. 7. Merit as the Essential Mandate: Repositioning the PSC: 1993-2008.

Notes:

Issued also in French under title: À la défense d'un idéal contesté.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OpenEdition Books License https://www.openedition.org/12554

ISBN:

0-7766-2719-8

1-280-69050-X

9786613667441

0-7766-1777-X

OCLC:

654781324