Political Management in Canada /

Political Management in Canada / / 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...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
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Blakeney, Allan,
Borins, Sandford,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2018]
©1998
Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (320 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • 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

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