From New Public Management to New Political Governance: Essays in Honour of Peter C. Aucoin - Couverture souple

Bakvis, Herman; Jarvis, Mark D.

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ISBN 10 : 0773539913 ISBN 13 : 9780773539914

Editeur : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2012

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Book by Bakvis Herman Jarvis Mark D

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

With the direct participation of partisan political staff in governance, the onset of permanent election campaigns heavily dependent on negative advertising, and the expectation that the public service will not only merely implement but enthusiastically support the agenda of the elected government, we are experiencing a new form of political governance. The late Peter Aucoin (1943-2011) has argued that traditional norms of impartial loyalty have been displaced by partisanship on the part of civil servants and that the political executive is keen on directly controlling all aspects of communication and interaction between government and citizens. The arrival of "New Political Governance" has a direct bearing on the long-standing tension between the need of ensuring democratic control over bureaucracy, while also allowing the public service sufficient flexibility to exercise discretion, judgment, and professional expertise when implementing and managing programs. Through a series of essays using Aucoin's "New Political Governance" framework, leading scholars in the field address the manner in which this tension and its conflicts have played out over the past decade in different domains. Contributors examine themes including accountability, democracy, public management and reform, the paradoxes of electoral democracy, and the dilemmas of democratic governance.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0773539913
• ISBN 13: 9780773539914
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432