Alex Marland, Jared Wesley

The Public Servant's Guide to Government in Canada

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada is a concise primer on the inner workings of government in Canada. This go-to resource is a useful reference guide for students and scholars, for new and lower-ranking public servants, or for anyone who wants to know more about how government really works.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Toronto Press
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 137mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 177g
• ISBN-13: 9781487594763
• ISBN-10: 1487594763
• Artikelnr.: 52418898

Autorenporträt

Alex Marland is the Jarislowsky Chair in Trust and Political Leadership and a professor of politics at Acadia University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures and Tables
Acknowledgements
Purpose of The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada
1 REVIEW OF CORE CONCEPTS
What Is a Public Servant?
Core Principles of Canadian Government
The Division of Power
The Main Institutions of Government
Chapter Takeaways
2 THE PUBLIC SECTOR BARGAIN
Government as an Organization
Threats to the Public Service Bargain
Guiding Principles for Public Servants
Chapter Takeaways
3 THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC POLICY
What Is Public Policy?
The Public Policy Cycle
Public Policy Lenses
Chapter Takeaways
4 THE POLITICS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Accountability
Centralization of Power
Public Administration Is Political
The Merit Principle
The Structure and Machinery of Government
Chapter Takeaways
5 THE ART OF NAVIGATING LIFE IN GOVERNMENT
Political Acumen
Knowledge of Power
Situational Awareness
Soft Skills
Ethics of Public Service
Chapter Takeaways
6 ROLES AND COMPETENCIES OF A PUBLIC SERVANT
Roles and Occupations in the Public Service
Building Competencies
Relational and Experiential Learning
Chapter Takeaways
7 ACHIEVING YOUR CAREER GOALS
Finding Purpose in a Public Service Career
Finding Balance in a Public Service Career
Finding Community in a Public Service Career
Chapter Takeaways
Glossary of Terms
References
About the Authors
Index