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
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Contents
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List of Tables
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List of Figures
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1. Policy Analysis in Canada: The State of the Art
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Laurent Dobuzinskis, Michael Howlett and David Laycock

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Part I. The Styles and Methods of Public Policy Analysis in Canada
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2. The Policy Analysis Profession in Canada
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Stephen Brooks

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3. The Choice of Formal Policy Analysis Methods in Canada
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Aidan R. Vining and Anthony E. Boardman

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4. Beyond Formal Policy Analysis: Governance Context, Analytical Styles, and the Policy Analysis Movement in Canada
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Michael Howlett and Evert Lindquist

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5. Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity: Context, Competencies, and Strategies
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Evert Lindquist and James Desveaux

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Part II. Public Policy Analysis in Canada: Historical and Comparative Context
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6. The Policy Analysis Movement
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Michael Mintrom

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7. Soft Craft, Hard Choices, Altered Context: Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Policy Advice in Canada
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Michael J. Prince

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8. In Between Trends: Developments of Public Policy Analysis and Policy Analysis Instruction in Canada, the United States, and the European Union
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Iris Geva-May and Allan M. Maslove

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Part III. Policy Analysis by Governments
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9. Policy Analysis in the Federal Government: Building the Forward- Looking Policy Research Capacity
217
Jean-Pierre Voyer

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10. Policy Analysis in Provincial Governments in Canada: From PPBS to Network Management
238
Doug Mcarthur

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11. Immature Policy Analysis: Building Capacity in Eight Major Canadian Cities
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Patrick J. Smith

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Part IV. Committees, Public Inquiries, Research Institutes, Consultants, and Public Opinion
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12. The Public of Public Inquiries
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Liora Salter

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13. Back to the Future? Is There a Case for Re-establishing the Economic Council and/or the Science Council?
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Laurent Dobuzinskis

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14. Committees inside Canadian Legislatures
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Josie Schofield and Jonathan Fershau

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15. How Policy Makers View Public Opinion
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François Petry

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16. The Invisible Private Service: Consultants and Public Policy in Canada
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Kimberly Speers

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Part V. Parties and Interest Group-Based Policy Analysis
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17. Policy Study and Development in Canada’s Political Parties
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William Cross

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18. Business Associations and Policy Analysis in Canada
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Andrew Stritch

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19. Policy Analysis by the Labour Movement in a Hostile Environment
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Andrew Jackson and Bob Baldwin

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20. Policy Analysis and the Voluntary Sector: Evolving Policy Styles
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Susan D. Phillips

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Part VI. Academic and Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis
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21. The Media
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Catherine Murray

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22. Any Ideas? Think Tanks and Policy Analysis in Canada
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Donald E. Abelson

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23. Academics and Public Policy: Informing Policy Analysis and Policy Making
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Daniel Cohn

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Contributors
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December 31, 2007

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442685529

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Policy Analysis in Canada

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables

List of Figures

1. Policy Analysis in Canada: The State of the Art

2. The Policy Analysis Profession in Canada

3. The Choice of Formal Policy Analysis Methods in Canada

4. Beyond Formal Policy Analysis: Governance Context, Analytical Styles, and the Policy Analysis Movement in Canada

5. Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity: Context, Competencies, and Strategies

6. The Policy Analysis Movement

7. Soft Craft, Hard Choices, Altered Context: Reflections on Twenty-Five Years of Policy Advice in Canada

8. In Between Trends: Developments of Public Policy Analysis and Policy Analysis Instruction in Canada, the United States, and the European Union

9. Policy Analysis in the Federal Government: Building the Forward- Looking Policy Research Capacity

10. Policy Analysis in Provincial Governments in Canada: From PPBS to Network Management

11. Immature Policy Analysis: Building Capacity in Eight Major Canadian Cities

12. The Public of Public Inquiries

13. Back to the Future? Is There a Case for Re-establishing the Economic Council and/or the Science Council?

14. Committees inside Canadian Legislatures

15. How Policy Makers View Public Opinion

16. The Invisible Private Service: Consultants and Public Policy in Canada

17. Policy Study and Development in Canada’s Political Parties

18. Business Associations and Policy Analysis in Canada

19. Policy Analysis by the Labour Movement in a Hostile Environment

20. Policy Analysis and the Voluntary Sector: Evolving Policy Styles

21. The Media

22. Any Ideas? Think Tanks and Policy Analysis in Canada

23. Academics and Public Policy: Informing Policy Analysis and Policy Making

Contributors

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