Defending a Contested Ideal : Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908–2008 / / Luc Juillet and Ken Rasmussen.
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This hist...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Ottawa : : University of Ottawa Press,, 2008 ©2008 |
| Year of Publication: | 2008 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Governance series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 248 pages) |
| Notes: | Issued also in French under title: À la défense d'un idéal contesté. |
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| Summary: | In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0776627198 128069050X 9786613667441 077661777X |
| ISSN: | 1487-3052 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Luc Juillet and Ken Rasmussen. |