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POLI 4711

POLI 4711 WA New Public Management

Historical course

Winter 2010

Topics

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Readings

  • Reading: Roberts, A. (2002) “A Fragile State: Federal Public Administration in the Twentieth Century”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Hodgetts, J. E. (2005) “Challenge and Response: A Retrospective View of the Public Service of Canada”, in C. Carroll et al., eds., Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Tardi, G. (2002) “Departments and Other Institutions of Government”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Prince, M and J. Chenier. (2005) “The Rise and Fall of Policy Planning and Research Units: An Organizational Perspective, in C. Carroll et al., eds., Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Simeon, R. (2002) “Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Gillies, J. (1995) “Globalization and Canadian Industrial Strategy: Past, Present and Future”, in J. Dermer, ed., Meeting the Global Challenge: Competitive Position and Strategic Response, 2nd ed. North York: Captus.
  • Barzelay, M. (2001) The New Public Management: Improving Research and Policy Dialogue. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, Ch. 1
  • Flynn, N. (2002) “Explaining the New Public Management: The Importance of Context”, in K. McLaughlin et al., eds., New Public Management: Current Trends and Future Consequences. New York: Routledge.
  • Reading: Borins, S. (2005) “Transformation of the Public Sector: Canada in Comparative Perspective”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Aucoin, P. (2005) “Beyond the ‘New’ in Public Management Reform in Canada: Catching the Next Wave?” in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Walters, W. (2004) “Some Critical Notes on Governance”, in Studies in Political Economy, v. 73, spring / summer 2004.
  • Bevir, M. et al. (2003) “Traditions of Governance: Interpreting the Changing Role of the Public Sector”, in Public Administration, v. 81, n. 1.
  • Reading: Lindquist, E. (2002) “Government Restructuring and Career Public Service: Do We Need a New Cosmology”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Thomas, P. (2002) “Parliament and the Public Service”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Reading: Woodside, K. (2005) “The Political Economy of Policy Instruments: Taz Expenditures and Subsidies in Canada”, in C. Carroll et al., eds., Classic Readings in Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Dunn, C. (2002) “The Federal spending Power”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Reading: Carroll, B. And D. Dewar (2002) “Performance Management: Panacea or Fools’ Gold”, in C. Dunn, ed., The Handbook of Canadian Public Administration. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
  • Pal, L. (2010) Beyond Policy Analysis: Public Issue Management in Turbulent Times, 4th Ed. Scarborough: Nelson-Thompson, Ch. 7.
  • Byers, M. (2009) Who Owns the Arctic: Understanding Sovereignty Disputes in the North. Vancouver: Douglas and McIntyre., Intro., Chs. 1 + 2
  • Iles, A. (2006) “The International Political Economy of Making Consumption Sustainable”, in Review of International Political Economy, v. 13, n. 2.
  • Falkner, R. (2005) “American Hegemony and the Global Environment”, in International Studies Review. v. 7, n. 4.
  • Boychuk, G. (2007) “Patience! . . . Wait Time Guarantees and Conservative Health Care Policy”, in G. B. Doern, ed., How Ottawa Spends: 2007-2008: The Harper Conservatives – Climate of Change. Kingston: Queen’s-McGill University Press.
  • Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada. (2002) Building on Values: The Future of Health Care in Canada. Ottawa: Government of Canada.
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