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9780802081230

Political Management in Canada : Conversations on Statecraft

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802081230

  • ISBN10:

    0802081231

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1998-12-19
  • Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

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Summary

Allan Blakeney, former provincial premier with over 40 years political experience, in dialogue with Sanford Borins. They provide a thorough examination of the roles of politicians and public servants and techniques of management in Westminster systems.

Author Biography

ALLAN BLAKENEY is a former premier of Saskatchewan and former professor at the College of Law, University of Saskatchewan. He is presently Visiting Scholar, College of Law, University of Saskatchewan. SANDFORD BORINS is Professor of Public Management and Chair, Division of Management and Economics, University of Toronto, Scarborough.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Political Dimension
Making Collective Responsibility Workp. 3
Choosing a Cabinetp. 13
Managing Cabinetp. 27
Setting Prioritiesp. 41
The Responsibilities of Ministersp. 58
Managing the Caucus, the Legislature, and the Partyp. 70
The Election Trailp. 82
The Public Service
The Responsibilities of Deputy Ministersp. 91
Central Agencies: Only the Minimump. 102
Financial Management 1: The Budget Processp. 113
Financial Management 2: Government Enterprisep. 133
Human Resource Managementp. 146
Intergovernmental Relationsp. 159
Government and Its Environment: Lobbying, Crises, Communications, and Change
Lobbying: Advice to the Private Sectorp. 171
Public Consultationp. 185
Managing Changep. 198
Crises and the Mediap. 217
Managing a Change of Governmentp. 229
Conclusion: A Philosophy of Statecraft and Some Directions for Inquiryp. 240
Using Political Management in Canada to Supplement a Textbookp. 247
Notesp. 251
Bibliographyp. 275
Indexp. 287
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