Political Management in Canada / Sandford Borins, Allan Blakeney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blakeney, Allan, author.

Borins, Sandford F., 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Politics and government.

Federal government.

Administrative agencies--Management.

Administrative agencies.

Federal government--Canada.

Canada--Politics and government.

Canada.

Genre:

Livres numeriques.

e-books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Allan Blakeney has been identified with Saskatchewan politics and government for forty years as a public servant, cabinet minister, premier, and leader of the opposition. A Rhodes scholar with an intellectual's perspective on governing, Blakeney brings a unique and valuable perspective to this study of political management.Presented in the form of a dialogue between the authors, the book provides a thorough examination of the roles of politicians and public servants and techniques of management in Westminster systems. What emerges is a sophisticated philosophy of statecraft that recognizes both politics and management, and underlines the importance of balancing the two.First published in 1992, Political Management in Canada is now available in a revised and updated edition. A new appendix shows how the book can complement the major political science and public administration texts currently in use in Canada.

Contents:

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Part 1. The Political Dimension

1 Making Collective Responsibility Work

2 Choosing a Cabinet

3 Managing Cabinet

4 Setting Priorities

5 The Responsibilities of Ministers

6 Managing the Caucus, the Legislature, and the Party

7 The Election Trail

Part 2. The Public Service

8 The Responsibilities of Deputy Ministers

9 Central Agencies: Only the Minimum

10 Financial Management 1: The Budget Process

11 Financial Management 2: Government Enterprise

12 Human Resource Management

13 Intergovernmental RelationsPart 3. Government and Its Environment: Lobbying, Crises, Communications, and Change

14 Lobbying: Advice to the Private Sector

15 Public Consultation

16 Managing Change

17 Crises and the Media

18 Managing a Change of Government

Conclusion: A Philosophy of Statecraft and Some Directions for Inquiry

APPENDIX: USING POLITICAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA TO SUPPLEMENT A TEXTBOOK

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Dez 2018)

ISBN:

9786612028359

1-4426-7860-7

1-282-02835-9

OCLC:

244766902