Deputy Ministers in Canada : : Comparative and Jurisdictional Perspectives / / Jacques Bourgault, Christopher Dunn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press Pilot 2014-2015
• HerausgeberIn: Bourgault, Jacques,; Dunn, Christopher,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.) :; 48 figures

Collectively, provincial deputy ministers command the largest assembly of government budgets, employees, and influence in Canada, but despite their importance, they have not been the subject of systematic study until now. This unique volume, which deals with a uniquely significant topic, reviews the role of deputy ministers within government, providing a major new understanding of their responsibilities and interactions at both the federal and provincial levels. It also contributes important comparative analysis not previously available.Featuring contributions by many of Canada's most prominent scholars of public administration, Deputy Ministers in Canada examines a number of factors in the evolution of deputies' roles. Taking into account social, political, and administrative history, the essays probe topics such as the socio-economic characteristics of administrative elites, the politicization of recruitment processes, the impact of New Public Management, and varieties of ministerial-bureaucratic relations. Together, the essays in Deputy Ministers in Canada make an important contribution to the political science and public administration literature.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Introduction -- 1. Deputy Ministers in Newfoundland and Labrador: From Guardians to Managers -- 2. Deputy Ministers in Nova Scotia: The Influence of New Public Governance on Nova Scotia's First NDP Government -- 3. Deputy Ministers in Prince Edward Island: Professionalism, Policymaking, and Patronage -- 4. New Brunswick's Deputy Ministers: Out of the Ordinary and Close to the Premier -- 5. Quebec Deputy Ministers: Accent on Program and Service Delivery in Times of Scarcity -- 6. From "Gurus" to Chief Executives? The Contestable Transformation of Ontario's Deputy Ministers, 1971 to 2007 -- 7. More Than Nobodies, but Not the Powers behind the Throne: The Role of Deputy Ministers in Manitoba -- 8. Saskatchewan's Deputy Ministers: Political Executives or Public Servants? -- 9. Alberta Deputy Ministers: The Management of Change -- 10. Government Transitions, Leadership Succession, and Executive Turnover in British Columbia, 1996-2006 -- 11. Comparative Analysis of Stability and Mobility of the Canadian Provincial Bureaucratic Elite, 1987-2007 -- 12. A Canada-Wide Survey of Deputy and Assistant Deputy Ministers: A Descriptive Analysis -- 13. Federal Deputy Ministers: Serial Servers Looking for Influence -- 14. Public Sector Executive Compensation in a Time of Restraint -- Conclusion: Deputy Ministers in Canada - Evolution of Deputy Ministers as Archetypal Figures -- Contributors