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Governance in the Twenty-first Century

Revitalizing the Public Service

by (author) Guy Peters & Donald J. Savoie

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Sep 2000
Category
Public Affairs & Administration, Comparative Politics
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773521308
    Publish Date
    Sep 2000
    List Price
    $37.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773521292
    Publish Date
    Sep 2000
    List Price
    $110.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773568884
    Publish Date
    Sep 2000
    List Price
    $110.00

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In Governance in the Twenty-first Century Canadian and international experts recognize both the difficulty of making predictions and the need to consider the future in order to prepare the public sector for new challenges. The authors' predictions and recommendations are anchored in a thorough understanding of contemporary public administration. They point out that not only have previous reforms made yet more change necessary and inevitable but that the purpose of these reforms is to attempt to return government to the position of respect and competence it enjoyed in the past. Contributors include Peter Aucoin (Dalhousie), Jonathan Boston (University of Wellington, New Zealand), Jacques Bourgault (École nationale d'administration publique Montréal), David R. Cameron (Toronto), Ralph Heintzman (Treasury Board Canada), Christopher Hood (London School of Economics and Political Science), Patricia W. Ingraham (The Maxwell School, Syracuse University), Donald P. Moynihan (The Maxwell School, Syracuse University), Jon Pierre (Göteborg University), B. Guy Peters, Christopher Pollitt (Erasmus University, The Netherlands), Donald J. Savoie, Richard Simeon (Toronto), Ignace Th.M. Snellen (Erasmus University, The Netherlands), and Vincent Wright (Oxford, England).

About the authors

Maurice Falk Professor of American Government, Department of Political Science, University of Pittburgh.

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Donald J. Savoie est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en administration publique et gouvernance (niveau 1) à l'Université de Moncton. Il a remporté de nombreux prix, dont le prix Donner 2016 pour What Is Government Good At? Il a été fait Officier de l'Ordre du Canada (1993), élu membre de la Société royale du Canada (1992) et a reçu huit doctorats honorifiques de la part d'universités canadiennes.

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Editorial Reviews

"Governance in the Twenty-first Century provides very well-informed, current and timely, and insightful analyses of many of the most important issues facing the public services of many nations, with valuable discussions of how to respond to these challenges. The scholarship is excellent, and the use of sources and references is consistently authoritative." Hal G. Rainey, Political Science, University of Georgia

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