Policy Analysis in Canada
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Edited by:
Laurent Dobuzinskis
, Michael Howlett and David Laycock
About this book
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.
Author / Editor information
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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1. Policy Analysis in Canada: The State of the Art
1 - 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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3. The Choice of Formal Policy Analysis Methods in Canada
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4. Beyond Formal Policy Analysis: Governance Context, Analytical Styles, and the Policy Analysis Movement in Canada
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5. Policy Analysis and Bureaucratic Capacity: Context, Competencies, and Strategies
116 - Part II. Public Policy Analysis in Canada: Historical and Comparative Context
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6. The Policy Analysis Movement
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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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8. In Between Trends: Developments of Public Policy Analysis and Policy Analysis Instruction in Canada, the United States, and the European Union
186 - Part III. Policy Analysis by Governments
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9. Policy Analysis in the Federal Government: Building the Forward- Looking Policy Research Capacity
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10. Policy Analysis in Provincial Governments in Canada: From PPBS to Network Management
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11. Immature Policy Analysis: Building Capacity in Eight Major Canadian Cities
265 - 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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13. Back to the Future? Is There a Case for Re-establishing the Economic Council and/or the Science Council?
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14. Committees inside Canadian Legislatures
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15. How Policy Makers View Public Opinion
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16. The Invisible Private Service: Consultants and Public Policy in Canada
399 - 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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18. Business Associations and Policy Analysis in Canada
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19. Policy Analysis by the Labour Movement in a Hostile Environment
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20. Policy Analysis and the Voluntary Sector: Evolving Policy Styles
497 - Part VI. Academic and Advocacy-Based Policy Analysis
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21. The Media
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22. Any Ideas? Think Tanks and Policy Analysis in Canada
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23. Academics and Public Policy: Informing Policy Analysis and Policy Making
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