Backrooms and Beyond - Partisan Advisers and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada

Informationen zum Autor By Jonathan Craft Klappentext Backrooms and Beyond draws on interviews with ministers, senior public servants, and political advisers to offer the first detailed Canadian treatment of how that influence is gained and exercised in the policy making process. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction. Partisan Advisers, Policy Work, and The Political Arm of Government in Canada Chapter 1. A ‘No Surprises’ Environment Chapter 2. Institutionalization, Expansion, and Specialization Chapter 3. Buffers and Bridges at the “Centre” Chapter 4. Movers and Shapers at the Centre Chapter 5. He Said/She Said: Ministers’ Office Buffers and Bridges Chapter 6. Movers and Shapers Down the Line Chapter 7. Conclusion. Core Executives, Partisan Advisers, and the Politics of Policy Work in Canada References Appendices Appendix A. Federal Exempt Staff by Department (March 31, 2001 - March 31, 2014) Appendix B. Organization of B.C. Premier’s Office (2001) Appendix C. Organization of B.C. Premier’s Office (2011) Appendix D. B.C. Ministers’ Office Staff by Department and Classification (1996-2001) Appendix E. Interview Index

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Craft
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.01.2016, delayed
• EAN: 9781442626355
• ISBN: 978-1-4426-2635-5
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: Ipac Series in Public Manageme; Ipac Public Management and Gov
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education