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Donald Savoie

Donald Savoie is a self-effacing professor of public administration at Université de Moncton, where he holds the Clément-Cormier Chair in Economic Development. His recent books include Governing from the Centre (1999) and Breaking the Bargain (2003). When he is not writing scholarly works, he is advising provincial, territorial, and federal governments here in Canada, the United States, the OECD, and the World Bank. He golfs with premiers, prime ministers, and presidents of multinational corporations. He was born and raised in the Acadian village of Bouctouche, in rural New Brunswick.

Books by Donald Savoie

The Rural Entrepreneur John Bragg

"Thanks for the Business"

A Future for the Fishery

Looking For Bootstraps

Moi, je suis de Bouctouche

Court Government and the Collapse of Accountability in Canada and the United Kingdom

Visiting Grandchildren

Breaking the Bargain

Governing from the Centre

Regional Economic Development

The Politics of Public Spending in Canada