Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008

Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008

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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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Main Author: Juillet, Luc (auth)
Other Authors: Rasmussen, Ken (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l'Université d'Ottawa 2008
Series:Governance Series
Subjects:
Politics & government
canada
public service commission
public servant
Bureaucracy
Civil service
Civil service commission
Democracy
Human resource management
Ottawa
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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.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (264 p.)
ISBN:OAPEN_578766
9780776617770
Access:Open Access

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