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Speaking truth to Canadians about their public service / Donald J. Savoie.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Savoie, Donald J., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public administration--Canada.
- Public administration.
- Civil service--Canada.
- Civil service.
- Policy sciences--Canada.
- Policy sciences.
- Government accountability--Canada.
- Government accountability.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiv, 337 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Cover
- Speaking truth to canadians about their public service
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Setting and the Machinery
- 2 Inward Looking
- 3 Poets and Plumbers
- 4 The Unwritten Code
- 5 Bolts of Lightning
- 6 Try Grabbing Smoke
- 7 Ministers: The Buck Does Not Stop There
- 8 Deputy Ministers: On the Inside Looking Everywhere
- 9 Own What You Do
- 10 What Do Canadians Want the Federal Public Service to Be?
- 11 Attitudes, Values, and Behaviours
- 12 What Now?
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Berlin Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 10, 2024).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Savoie, Donald J., 1947- Speaking truth to Canadians about their public service.
- ISBN:
- 9780228021919
- 022802191X
- 9780228021902
- 0228021901
- Publisher Number:
- 40032530845
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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