Policy Analysis in Canada

ISBN-13: 9781447346036 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 352 str.

Laurent Dobuzinskis; Michael Howlett

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Policy analysis in Canada: an introduction ~ Laurent Dobuzinskis and Michael Howlett; Part I: The profession of policy analysis in Canada; The policy analysis profession in Canada ~ Stephen Brooks; The “lumpiness” thesis revisited: the venues of policy work and the distribution of analytical techniques in Canada ~ Michael Howlett, Seck Tan, Adam Wellstead, Andrea Migone, and Bryan Evans; Part II: Policy analysis at different levels of Canadian governments; Policy analysis in the federal government: conditions and renewal initiatives in the Trudeau era ~ Robert P. Shepherd and Christopher Stoney; Public policy in the provinces: more powering; less puzzling ~ Ken Rasmussen; Policy analysis in local government ~ Daniel Henstra; Part III: Policy analysis in the executive and legislative branches of Canadian government; Policy analysis and the central executive ~ Jonathan Craft and Paul Wilson; Policy capacity and recruiting expertise in public services: acquiring talent in evolving governance environments ~ Evert A. Lindquist; The diminished invisible private service: consultants and public policy in Canada ~ Kimberly Speers; Canadian legislatures, public policy and policy analysis ~ Ted Glenn; Commissions of inquiry and policy analysis ~ Carolyn M. Johns and Gregory J. Inwood; Part IV: Policy analysis outside government: parties, interest groups and the media; The policy capacity of political parties in Canada ~ Greg Flynn and Marguerite Marlin; Any better ideas? Think tanks and policy analysis in Canada ~ Donald E. Abelson; Policy analytical capacity and Canadian business associations ~ Andrew Stritch; Transforming governance patterns: challenges and opportunities for voluntary sector policy capacity ~ Rachel Laforest; Policy analysis and advocacy in the Canadian labour movement: when the force of argument is not enough ~ Bryan Evans and Stephanie Ross; Media and public policy ~ Andrea Lawlor; From policy analysis to policy analytics ~ Justin Longo and Kathleen McNutt; Part V: Paedagogy and policy analysis in the Canadian university system; Academics and public policy ~ Daniel Cohn; Public policy studies in North America and Europe ~ Johanu Botha, Iris Geva-May, and Allan M. Maslove; Part VI: conclusion; Trends and directions in Canadian policy analysis and policy advice ~ Michael J. Prince.