Defending a Contested Ideal : Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008

Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008

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 hist...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Juillet, Luc, 1969- (-)
Otros Autores: Luc Juillet (auth)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa : Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2008
2008
Colección:Governance series.
Materias:
Canadian Parliament
public service
commission
democracy
Electronic books.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423599906719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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