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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Main Authors Juillet, Luc, Rasmussen, Ken
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Ottawa University of Ottawa Press 2008
University of Ottawa Press / Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa
University of Ottawa Press/Les Presses de l'Universite d'Ottawa
Edition1
SeriesGovernance Series
Subjects
Bureaucracy
Canada
Civil service
Civil service commission
Democracy
HISTORY
Human resource management
Ottawa
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Politics and government
Public Affairs & Administration
public servant
public service commission
Public Service Commission of Canada
Society and Social Sciences
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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.
Bibliography:Relevant Wikipedia pages: Bureaucracy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureaucracy; Canada - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada; Civil service - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service; Civil service commission - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_service_commission; Democracy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy; Human resource management - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_resource_management; Ottawa - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottawa; Public administration - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_administration; Public service - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service
ISBN:9780776617770
077661777X
9780776606842
0776606840
DOI:10.26530/OAPEN_578766