Thinking Government Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fifth Edition
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Biographical note
David Johnson is a professor of political science at Cape Breton University.
Thinking Government Public Administration and Politics in Canada, Fifth Edition
Thinking Government examines the key roles and duties of the Canadian federal government and its public service, and the policy and program debates that revolve around these roles and duties.
The fifth edition of this textbook provides students with a core awareness of major issues shaping federal policies and programs – socio-economic policy options, French-English relations, regionalism and regional policy, Canadian-American relations, immigration, environmental policy, and Indigenous relations. This book takes a close look at how prime ministers and cabinet ministers interact and discusses issues in federal, financial, and human resources management, ethics and accountability, and leadership. The new edition is revised and updated throughout and addresses the 2021 federal election and the resulting Trudeau minority government as well as the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thinking Government helps its readers to be smart citizens and knowledgeable critics of what governments do well, what they could be doing better, and why they, at times, fail to deliver effective policies and programs.
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Thinking about Canadian Society and Government
2. Ideologies of Government and Public Service
3. Institutions of Governance
4. Ministers and Cabinet Decision-Making Systems
5. Organizational Design and Management Decision Making
6. Financial Management
7. Human Resources Management
8. Issues in Management Reform
9. Accountability: Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Ethics
10. The Challenges of Leadership
Key Terms
Index
Thinking Government examines the key roles and duties of the Canadian federal government and its public service, and the policy and program debates that revolve around these roles and duties.
The fifth edition of this textbook provides students with a core awareness of major issues shaping federal policies and programs – socio-economic policy options, French-English relations, regionalism and regional policy, Canadian-American relations, immigration, environmental policy, and Indigenous relations. This book takes a close look at how prime ministers and cabinet ministers interact and discusses issues in federal, financial, and human resources management, ethics and accountability, and leadership. The new edition is revised and updated throughout and addresses the 2021 federal election and the resulting Trudeau minority government as well as the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thinking Government helps its readers to be smart citizens and knowledgeable critics of what governments do well, what they could be doing better, and why they, at times, fail to deliver effective policies and programs.
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Thinking about Canadian Society and Government
2. Ideologies of Government and Public Service
3. Institutions of Governance
4. Ministers and Cabinet Decision-Making Systems
5. Organizational Design and Management Decision Making
6. Financial Management
7. Human Resources Management
8. Issues in Management Reform
9. Accountability: Responsibility, Responsiveness, and Ethics
10. The Challenges of Leadership
Key Terms
Index
Product details
Biographical note
David Johnson is a professor of political science at Cape Breton University.