Defending a Contested Ideal : Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008
In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This hist...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press
2008
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| Summary: | In 1908, after decades of struggling with a public administration undermined by systemic patronage, the Canadian parliament decided that public servants would be selected on the basis of merit, through a system administered by an independent agency: the Public Service Commission of Canada. This history, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Commission, recounts its unique contribution to the development of an independent public service, which has become a pillar of Canadian parliamentary democracy. |
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| ISBN: | 9780776627199 |
| Access: | Open Access |