Deputy Ministers in Canada : Comparative and Jurisdictional Perspectives / Jacques Bourgault, Christopher Dunn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bourgault, Jacques, 1945- editor.

Dunn, Christopher J. C., 1948-2017, editor.

Series:

Institute of Public Administration of Canada series in public management and governance.

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada Series in Public Management and Governance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government executives--Canada--Provinces.

Government executives.

Provincial governments--Canada.

Provincial governments.

Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (475 p.)

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2018]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique volume, which deals with a uniquely significant topic, reviews the role of deputy ministers within government, providing a major new understanding of their responsibilities and interactions at both the federal and provincial levels.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""List of Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Deputy Ministers in Newfoundland and Labrador: From Guardians to Managers""; ""2 Deputy Ministers in Nova Scotia: The Influence of New Public Governance on Nova Scotia�s First NDP Government""; ""3 Deputy Ministers in Prince Edward Island: Professionalism, Policymaking, and Patronage""; ""4 New Brunswick�s Deputy Ministers: Out of the Ordinary and Close to the Premier""; ""5 Quebec Deputy Ministers: Accent on Program and Service Delivery in Times of Scarcity""

""6 From â€oeGurusâ€? to Chief Executives? The Contestable Transformation of Ontarioâ€?s Deputy Ministers, 1971 to 2007""""7 More Than Nobodies, but Not the Powers behind the Throne: The Role of Deputy Ministers in Manitoba""; ""8 Saskatchewanâ€?s Deputy Ministers: Political Executives or Public Servants?""; ""9 Alberta Deputy Ministers: The Management of Change""; ""10 Government Transitions, Leadership Succession, and Executive Turnover in British Columbia, 1996â€?2006""; ""11 Comparative Analysis of Stability and Mobility of the Canadian Provincial Bureaucratic Elite, 1987â€?2007""

""12 A Canada-Wide Survey of Deputy and Assistant Deputy Ministers: A Descriptive Analysis""""13 Federal Deputy Ministers: Serial Servers Looking for Influence""; ""14 Public Sector Executive Compensation in a Time of Restraint""; ""Conclusion: Deputy Ministers in Canada � Evolution of Deputy Ministers as Archetypal Figures""; ""Contributors""

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Jul 2018)

ISBN:

1-4426-6518-1

1-4426-6517-3

OCLC:

872601163