Defending a Contested Ideal Merit and the Public Service Commission, 1908-2008 |
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| Author:
| Juillet, Luc
Rasmussen, Ken |
| Series title: | Governance Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7766-1825-8 |
| Publisher: | University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $14.99 |
Book Description:
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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 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...
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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 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.