Political Management in Canada / / Sandford Borins, Allan Blakeney.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Blakeney, Allan,; Borins, Sandford,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Part 1. The Political Dimension --; 1. Making Collective Responsibility Work --; 2. Choosing a Cabinet --; 3. Managing Cabinet --; 4. Setting Priorities --; 5. The Responsibilities of Ministers --; 6. Managing the Caucus, the Legislature, and the Party --; 7. The Election Trail --; Part 2. The Public Service --; 8. The Responsibilities of Deputy Ministers --; 9. Central Agencies: Only the Minimum --; 10. Financial Management 1: The Budget Process --; 11. Financial Management 2: Government Enterprise --; 12. Human Resource Management --; 13. Intergovernmental Relations --; Part 3. Government and Its Environment: Lobbying, Crises, Communications, and Change --; 14. Lobbying: Advice to the Private Sector --; 15. Public Consultation --; 16. Managing Change --; 17. Crises and the Media --; 18. Managing a Change of Government --; Conclusion: A Philosophy of Statecraft and Some Directions for Inquiry --; APPENDIX: USING POLITICAL MANAGEMENT IN CANADA TO SUPPLEMENT A TEXTBOOK --; NOTES --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781442678606; 9783110490947
• DOI: 10.3138/9781442678606
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sandford Borins, Allan Blakeney.

Allan Blakeney has been identified with Saskatchewan politics and government for forty years as a public servant, cabinet minister, premier, and leader of the opposition. A Rhodes scholar with an intellectual's perspective on governing, Blakeney brings a unique and valuable perspective to this study of political management.Presented in the form of a dialogue between the authors, the book provides a thorough examination of the roles of politicians and public servants and techniques of management in Westminster systems. What emerges is a sophisticated philosophy of statecraft that recognizes both politics and management, and underlines the importance of balancing the two.First published in 1992, Political Management in Canada is now available in a revised and updated edition. A new appendix shows how the book can complement the major political science and public administration texts currently in use in Canada.