Public administration in Canada
By: Paul Barker
Contributors: Kernaghan, Kenneth, 1940-
Edition: Brief ed.
Publisher: Thomson Nelson
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 357
ISBN-13: 9780176251376
Subjects: Public administration; Politics and government; Administration publique (Science); Politique et gouvernement
Description: "This brief edition of 'Public Administration in Canada' is an invaluable reference for both instrutors and students. It outlines theories of bureaucratic action for the reader, and then examines the nuts and bolts of public adminstration -- the sturctures, the relations, and the significant processes. An end-of-text bibliography, divided by chapter, allows the reader to pursue matters discussed in the body of the text. A glossary of key terminology is also provided. Current and concise, 'Public Administration in Canada', Brief Edition, contains all of the pertient topics needed to help students succeed in this course.
Notes: Updated and brief ed. of: Public administration in Canada : a text / Kenneth Kernaghan, Davis Siegel. 4th ed. 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-345) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Introduction to Public Administration; title: What is Public Administration?; title: Public Administration and Organization Theory: The Structural Foundation ; The Humanistic Response ; The New Public Management; title: Pt. 2. Delivering Government Services; title: Government Departments and Central Agencies; title: Crown Corporations; title: Independent Regulatory Agencies; title: Alternative Service Delivery; title: Pt. 3. Politics, Values, and Public Administration; title: Frameworks, Values, and Bureaucratic Power; title: Responsibility, Accountability, and Ethics; title: Pt. 4. The Bureaucracy in the Political Process; title: The Executive and the Bureaucracy; title: Interdepartmental and Intradepartmental Relations; title: The Legislature and the Bureaucracy; title: The Judiciary and the Bureaucracy; title: Intergovernmental Administrative Relations; title: Nongovernmental Actors and the Bureaucracy; title: Pt. 5. The Management of Organizational Resources; title: The Management of Human Resources; title: Representative Bureaucracy and Employment Equity; title: The Budgetary Process; title: Management of Financial Resources.