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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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Ottawa :
Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
2008
2008 |
| Series: | Governance series.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009423599906719 |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Issued also in French under title: À la défense d'un idéal contesté. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780776627199 9781280690501 9786613667441 9780776617770 |
