Defending a contested ideal : merit and the PSC of Canada, 1908-2008

Defending a contested ideal : merit and the PSC of Canada, 1908-2008 / Luc Juillet and Ken Rasmussen.

"In 1908, in order to combat the patronage that undermined both the effectiveness of public administration and democratic practices, the Canadian Parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system to be administered by an independent agency: the Pu...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Juillet, Luc, 1969-
Other Authors: Rasmussen, Kenneth A., 1957-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa [Ont.] : University of Ottawa Press, 2008
Series:Governance series.
Subjects:
Public Service Commission of Canada > History.
Public Service Commission of Canada
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction. Democratic Government, Merit and the Public Service Commission of Canada
  • Ch. 1. Origins of the Public Service Commission: 1867-1918
  • Ch. 2. Creating a Merit System: 1918-1944
  • Ch. 3. Rethinking the CSC: Gordon, Heeney and Glassco: 1945-1967
  • Ch. 4. Management Assault on the Public Service Commission: 1967-1979
  • Ch. 5. Struggling to Defend Political Neutrality: 1979-2006
  • Ch. 6. PSC as a Cautious Reformer: Staffing Reforms during the Mulroney Years: 1984-1993
  • Ch. 7. Merit as the Essential Mandate: Repositioning the PSC: 1993-2008.

Similar Items