Public policy in Canada
Subtitle: An Introduction
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
ISBN-13: 9780195442779
Description: Now in its sixth edition, this classic work continues to chronicle the changing landscape of public policy issues in Canada. Offering essential information in an accessible style, Miljan begins by covering the fundamental concepts, theories, contexts, and approaches to public policy before taking a deeper look in later chapters into six principal fields: macroeconomics, social programs, health, family, Aboriginal peoples, and environmental policy. Featuring the latest data and in-depth discussions on highly debated topics - ranging from the recent global recession and its aftermath to ongoing land-claims disputes to the costs and benefits of 'going green' - this sixth edition provides an informed overview of key political, economic, and social factors that drive public policy-making in Canada.

Readership : Public Policy in Canada, sixth edition, is aimed at second- and third-year students studying Canadian public policy in political science departments at universities and some colleges nationwide. These public policy courses will also sometimes be offered through public administration programs.
Table of contents: title: Part I Understanding Public Policy; title: 1. Basic Concepts in the Study of Public Policy; title: What Is Public Policy?; title: The Agenda and Discourse of Public Policy; title: The Pattern of Public Policy; title: Government in Retreat?; title: The Relevance of Studying Public Policy; title: 2. Theories of Public Policy; title: Structuralist Theories of the Public Policy Process; title: Systems Theory: A Bridge between Structural and Dynamic Theories; title: Dynamic Models of the Public Policy Process; title: The Perspectives Compared; title: 3. The Context of Policy-Making in Canada; title: Contextual Influences on Policy-Making; title: 4. Policy Implementation; title: What Is Policy Implementation?; title: Why Worry about Implementation?; title: Rationality and Its Illusions; title: The Problems of Implementation; title: 5. Policy Evaluation (NEW!); title: Policy and Program Improvement; title: Expenditure Management; title: Cabinet Decision-Making; title: Public Reporting; title: Limitations to Evaluation; title: Measuring Success; title: The Process of Policy Evaluation; title: Part II: Policy Fields; title: 6. Macroeconomic Policy; title: Changing Paradigms in Macroeconomic Policy-Making; title: The Goals of Macroeconomic Policy in Canada: A Case of Diminishing Expectations; title: The External Dimension of Macroeconomic Policy; title: Walls, Doors, and Plans: Economic Policy in an International Context; title: 7. Social Policy; title: The Canadian Welfare State in Comparative Perspective; title: The Extent of Social Need in Canada; title: Three Pillars of Social Policy; title: Globalization and Welfare Policy; title: 8. Health Policy; title: The Constitutional and Legal Parameters; title: The Financial Picture; title: International Comparisons; title: What Really Ails Canada's Health-Care System?; title: 9. Family Policy; title: What Is Family Policy?; title: Canada's Families: Yesterday and Today; title: Are Some Types of Families Better than Others?; title: Policy Options for the Family; title: 10. Aboriginal Policy; title: Who Is an Indian?; title: Canada's Aboriginal Population; title: The Reserve System; title: Sovereignty, Landownership, and the Law; title: Negotiating Aboriginal Claims; title: The Principles Underlying Aboriginal Policy; title: Future Directions in Aboriginal Policy; title: 11. Environmental Policy; title: What Is 'The Environment'?; title: The Environmental Conundrum; title: Is the Environment Different from Other Policy Areas?; title: The Evolution of Environmental Policy in Canada; title: Getting and Staying on the Agenda; title: Environmental Policies in Canada; title: A Non-Malthusian Case for Environmentally Friendly Policies