Policy Analysis in Canada

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Policy Analysis in Canada

Edited by: Laurent Dobuzinskis , Michael Howlett and David Laycock

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2007

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IPAC Series in Public Management and Governance

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This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the many ways in which the policy analysis movement has been conducted, and to what effect, in Canadian governments and, for the first time, in business associations, labour unions, universities, and other non-governmental organizations.

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Dobuzinskis Laurent :

Laurent Dobuzinskis is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University.Howlett Michael :

Michael Howlett is Burnaby Mountain Chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University and Yong Pung How Chair Professor in the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
Laycock David :

David Laycock is a professor and chair in the Department of Political Science at Simon Fraser University.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	ix
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xi
1. Policy Analysis in Canada: The State of the Art Laurent Dobuzinskis, Michael Howlett and David Laycock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Part I. The Styles and Methods of Public Policy Analysis in Canada
2. The Policy Analysis Profession in Canada Stephen Brooks Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	19
3. The Choice of Formal Policy Analysis Methods in Canada Aidan R. Vining and Anthony E. Boardman Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	48
4. Beyond Formal Policy Analysis: Governance Context, Analytical Styles, and the Policy Analysis Movement in Canada Michael Howlett and Evert Lindquist Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	86
5. Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity: Context, Competencies, and Strategies Evert Lindquist and James Desveaux Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	116
Part II. Public Policy Analysis in Canada: Historical and Comparative Context
6. The Policy Analysis Movement Michael Mintrom Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	143
7. Soft Craft, Hard Choices, Altered Context: Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Policy Advice in Canada Michael J. Prince Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	163
8. In Between Trends: Developments of Public Policy Analysis and Policy Analysis Instruction in Canada, the United States, and the European Union Iris Geva-May and Allan M. Maslove Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	186
Part III. Policy Analysis by Governments
9. Policy Analysis in the Federal Government: Building the Forward- Looking Policy Research Capacity Jean-Pierre Voyer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	217
10. Policy Analysis in Provincial Governments in Canada: From PPBS to Network Management Doug Mcarthur Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	238
11. Immature Policy Analysis: Building Capacity in Eight Major Canadian Cities Patrick J. Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	265
Part IV. Committees, Public Inquiries, Research Institutes, Consultants, and Public Opinion
12. The Public of Public Inquiries Liora Salter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	289
13. Back to the Future? Is There a Case for Re-establishing the Economic Council and/or the Science Council? Laurent Dobuzinskis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	315
14. Committees inside Canadian Legislatures Josie Schofield and Jonathan Fershau Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	351
15. How Policy Makers View Public Opinion François Petry Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	375
16. The Invisible Private Service: Consultants and Public Policy in Canada Kimberly Speers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	399
Part V. Parties and Interest Group-Based Policy Analysis
17. Policy Study and Development in Canada’s Political Parties William Cross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	423
18. Business Associations and Policy Analysis in Canada Andrew Stritch Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	443
19. Policy Analysis by the Labour Movement in a Hostile Environment Andrew Jackson and Bob Baldwin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	473
20. Policy Analysis and the Voluntary Sector: Evolving Policy Styles Susan D. Phillips Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	497
Part VI. Academic and Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis
21. The Media Catherine Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	523
22. Any Ideas? Think Tanks and Policy Analysis in Canada Donald E. Abelson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	551
23. Academics and Public Policy: Informing Policy Analysis and Policy Making Daniel Cohn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	574
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	599

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December 31, 2007

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9781442685529

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592

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442685529

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Policy Analysis in Canada

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