Backrooms and Beyond : : Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada / / Jonathan Craft.
Though they serve in many roles and under many titles, no one doubts that political staffs now wield substantial influence in the making of government policy. Backrooms and Beyond draws on interviews with ministers, senior public servants, and political advisers to offer the first detailed Canadian...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Complete eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (328 p.) :; 8 figures |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- BACKROOMS AND BEYOND. Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada
- Introduction: Partisan Advisers, Policy Work, and the Political Arm of Government in Canada
- 1. A “No Surprises” Environment
- 2. Institutionalization, Expansion, and Specialization
- 3. Buffers and Bridges at the “Centre”
- 4. Movers and Shapers at the “Centre”
- 5. He Said / She Said: Ministers’ Office Buffers and Bridges
- 6. Movers and Shapers Down the Line
- 7. Conclusion: Core Executives, Partisan Advisers, and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada
- Appendices
- Notes
- References
- Index